Fauci joins list of advisers defending Biden's 'pandemic is over' comments
2 years, 3 months ago

Fauci joins list of advisers defending Biden's 'pandemic is over' comments

Daily Mail  

Dr. Anthony Fauci joined the White House in defending President Joe Biden's comment to 60 Minutes that the 'pandemic is over' saying Wednesday that 'it really becomes semantics and about how you want to spin it.' During Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes, host Scott Pelley pointed out to the president that they were walking around the first Detroit Auto Show in three years and then asked, 'Is the pandemic over?' Dr. Anthony Fauci tried to explain Wednesday what President Joe Biden meant when he said that the pandemic is 'over' during an appearance at the Atlantic Festival. He was interview by the Atlantic's Ross Andersen President Joe Biden walked around the Detroit Auto Show with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley on Wednesday for an episode released Sunday. Biden's comments that the 'pandemic is over' received a lot of attention, as Fauci appeared to have said the opposite recently Earlier Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested he answered the question in the context of events like the auto show and the United Nations General Assembly occurring in-person again.

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Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last
6 months, 1 week ago

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last

NPR  

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For much of the past four years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the public face of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic — a status that garnered him gratitude from some, and condemnation from others. On working with President …

Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies

Associated Press  

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Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate

LA Times  

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Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over
2 years, 3 months ago

Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the US is not …

Joe Biden says the Covid pandemic is ‘over’. Is he right?
2 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden says the Covid pandemic is ‘over’. Is he right?

The Independent  

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White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’
2 years, 3 months ago

White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is largely downplaying President Joe Biden’s comments declaring the coronavirus pandemic “over,” suggesting his remarks signal a continuation of the White House’s evolving stance toward the pandemic over the past few months. Biden outlined a transition in the White House’s perspective on the virus in March, saying at the time that Covid is not over, …

Fauci to step down after decades as top US infection expert
2 years, 4 months ago

Fauci to step down after decades as top US infection expert

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will leave the federal government in December after more than five decades. Fauci became the face of the government response to COVID-19 as it hit in early 2020, with …

Anthony Fauci announces he’ll step down in December
2 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Fauci announces he’ll step down in December

LA Times  

Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor and the nation’s top infectious disease expert, announces he will step down in December. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more …

Dr Anthony Fauci, face of US pandemic response, to step down
2 years, 4 months ago

Dr Anthony Fauci, face of US pandemic response, to step down

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden thanks Fauci, the US president’s chief medical adviser, for his decades of ‘dedicated’ public service. Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the United States who emerged as the public face of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response, has announced that he will step down in December. After more than 50 years of government service, I plan …

Fauci’s emails during the pandemic’s early days were published. Here’s what they show about him
3 years, 6 months ago

Fauci’s emails during the pandemic’s early days were published. Here’s what they show about him

CNN  

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Biden’s health picks signal a more aggressive approach fighting Covid-19
4 years ago

Biden’s health picks signal a more aggressive approach fighting Covid-19

The Independent  

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Joe Biden asks Dr Fauci to be part of his Covid response team
4 years ago

Joe Biden asks Dr Fauci to be part of his Covid response team

The Independent  

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Dr Fauci to meet with Biden team today for the first time
4 years ago

Dr Fauci to meet with Biden team today for the first time

The Independent  

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Biden’s task force: How different would it be from Trump’s task force
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s task force: How different would it be from Trump’s task force

Hindustan Times  

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Trump closes his 2020 campaign by insulting Fauci for telling the truth
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump closes his 2020 campaign by insulting Fauci for telling the truth

CNN  

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Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call

CNN  

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Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing US statistics
4 years, 3 months ago

Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing US statistics

Live Mint  

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 flu season with a high baseline …

Nearly 3,500 Public Health Experts Sign Letter Defending Fauci Amid White House Attacks
4 years, 5 months ago

Nearly 3,500 Public Health Experts Sign Letter Defending Fauci Amid White House Attacks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly 3,500 public health experts sent an open letter to President Donald Trump amid a spate of attacks launched over the last two weeks at Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, calling those seeking to undercut him a “dangerous distraction.” In the letter, which was organized by the Center for Science in the Public …

White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike
4 years, 5 months ago

White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike

Associated Press  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s aides debate a new virus approach as President claims it will ‘disappear’

CNN  

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