Aug. 22, 2022 – Anthony Fauci, MD, adviser to seven presidents and a key figure in the U.S. fight against the coronavirus pandemic, announced Monday that he will step down in December. “I am announcing today that I will be stepping down from the positions of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious … Read more
The latest sign came Monday in an essay published by Zhang Wenhong, an infectious disease specialist who is part of Shanghai’s COVID-19 response team and known as China’s “Dr. Fauci” — after U.S. government expert Anthony Fauci — for his public health messaging during the pandemic Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst … Read more
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to avoid another pandemic in the coming years, Dr. Anthony Fauci wants to launch an ambitious plan to make prototype vaccines that could protect against pathogens from 20 families of viruses that threaten human lives. It won’t come cheap, with the cost totaling “a … Read more
The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. “We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as “very frustrated.” He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is “under active … Read more
Israel’s move to roll out booster shots comes amid reports of rising breakthrough infections. (Representational image: IE) Israel has recently started inoculating the country’s elderly residents with compromised immunity with a third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine. However, after meeting with Pfizer’s chief scientific officer on Monday, officials in the United States said more data … Read more
July 1, 2021– America’s COVID-19 doctor, Anthony Fauci, MD, says he won’t bother taking an antibody test to find out whether he needs a coronavirus vaccine booster shot. “If I went to LabCorp or one of those places and said, ‘I would like to get the level of anti-spike antibodies,’ I could tell what … Read more
The United States is turning the corner on the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. health officials are now focused on getting more Americans vaccinated, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Sunday. “I would say we are turning the corner,” Zients said in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union.” The task … Read more
GENEVA: In a dramatic about-turn, the new US administration on Thursday thanked the World Health Organization for leading the global pandemic response and vowed to remain a member state. “Under trying circumstances, this organisation has rallied the scientific and research and development community to accelerate vaccines, therapies and diagnostics,” top US scientist Anthony Fauci, who … Read more
Dec. 23, 2020 — Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that Americans will have to wait until summer before they can return to some normal activities and attend events again. It depends on a smooth rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Fauci said during an interview on “Coronavirus in Context,” a video series hosted by John … Read more
WASHINGTON: Top government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday he disagreed with President Donald Trump‘s assessment the United States has “rounded the corner” on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the statistics are disturbing. Fauci, the outspoken director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the United States was starting the … Read more