Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the Trump administration’s vaccine czar, gave positive insight on a potential reduction in COVID-19 related deaths that could come within the first few months of vaccine distribution.

On Sunday, Slaoui told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he expects the elderly population in long-term care facilities to become vaccinated within the next month, prompting a sharp decline in deaths. Roughly 40%-50% of the current death toll comes from that population, he said.