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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Michael Wilner

Take the vaccine even if you've already had coronavirus, Fauci says

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, is advising Americans who have already had the coronavirus — or suspect that they've had it — to take the coming vaccines for it anyway.

In a recent interview, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told McClatchy that he doubts previously infected individuals will be restricted from accessing the vaccines, and that he has no reason to believe that taking the vaccine will be of harm to those who have already had COVID-19.

"I don't think that should be a concern at all," Fauci said, encouraging those Americans to take the vaccines once available.

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