Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was a clear and down-to-earth explainer of what was happening during the pandemic, often on CNN and other networks. She's pictured here at a COVID press conference in April 2020.

Health & Safety

Filling Fauci's shoes: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is HIV expert and a lot of fun at parties

1:24pm August 04, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will lead NIH's infectious diseases institute. Colleagues say she has a wide breadth of knowledge and a joyful demeanor.

A South Korean child masks up to ride a scooter on Feb. 27, 2020 in Seoul.

On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time

4:28pm March 10, 2023

by Ari Daniel

Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical adviser and director of the NIAID, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill last week.

Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic

1:11pm January 18, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the CDC was considering adding testing negative to its recommendations for when people could stop isolating after testing positive.

CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says

4:35pm January 02, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has faced a barrage of conservative criticism and violent threats over the handling of the highly politicized coronavirus pandemic.

Politics & Government

Fauci calls on Fox News to fire host who urged 'kill shot' in 'ambush' interviews

5:23pm December 22, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Fox News host Jesse Watters is facing blowback for using violent rhetoric to explain how citizen journalists should confront Dr. Anthony Fauci in the hopes of going viral.

President Biden speaks to media as he arrives on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Sunday after returning from Nantucket, Mass., after spending the Thanksgiving holiday there.

Omicron variant spreads to North America, Australia and more of Europe

6:49pm November 28, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden received a briefing from his medical task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said that "inevitably" the omicron variant will turn up in the U.S.

A Disney employee welcomes guests to Walt Disney World Resort on July 11, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney has paused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to comply with a new Florida law.

COVID in the U.S. update: Disney's vaccine mandate, boosters, a startling death toll

3:18pm November 21, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Disney has paused its vaccine mandate for Walt Disney World employees after a new Florida law barring workplace vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, new discussion on the definition of "fully vaccinated."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, says we need to make sure that people with compromised immune systems are protected.

Health & Safety

Fauci Says COVID-19 Booster Shots Are Needed For Those Who Are Immunocompromised

11:31am August 12, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, tells NPR's Morning Edition "it is so imminent to make sure that we get them boosted so that they would be in a protected zone."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate hearing last month on the federal coronavirus response.

Fauci Expects Surge In Vaccinations To Keep A 4th Coronavirus Wave At Bay

11:59am April 02, 2021

by Noel King

Cases are up in some states, but the Biden administration's chief medical adviser says that "hopefully ... the vaccine is going to win this one." He urges continued mask-wearing and other measures.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci holds his personal 3D-printed model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion during the "Great Americans Awards Program."

Fauci Donates Personal Coronavirus Model To Smithsonian

4:51am March 03, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The face of the U.S. government's pandemic response donated his personal model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion to the Smithsonian Institution for a future exhibit.