America’s top medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID.
Highlight
- Face of America’s pandemic response, Dr Fauci has tested COVID positive
- An official statement said 81-year-old Fauci was experiencing mild COVID symptoms
- Fauci hasn’t been in close contact with President Joe Biden recently
Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Fauci, 81, who has been fully vaccinated and received two booster shots, is experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms, according to a statement from the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday (June 15). was.
Fauci has not been in close contact with President Joe Biden or other senior government officials recently. He tested positive on rapid antigen test. According to the statement, he is following public health guidelines and the advice of his doctor and will return to work at the NIH if he tests negative.
Who is Anthony Fauci?
Fauci is Biden’s chief medical advisor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He was a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under former President Donald Trump.
Earlier this week, US Health Secretary Javier Becerra tested positive for the virus. This was the second time Becerra had come down with symptoms and tested positive.
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