Oct 26 The potential downside of mandatory quarantines By Associated Press Mandatory 21-day quarantines on health care workers returning from Ebola-ravaged West Africa, like those put in place by three states, can have the unintended consequence of discouraging them from volunteering, a top federal health official said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 16 First nurse to contract Ebola in Dallas being flown to Maryland By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The revelation that a second Dallas nurse who is ill with Ebola was cleared to fly the day before her diagnosis raised new alarms as leaders of the nation's public health system prepared to defend their efforts to… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Can airport screenings curb the spread of Ebola? By PBS News Hour Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C. to discuss how Ebola airport screenings at point of departure and arrival work in tandem to ensure a low likelihood… Continue watching
Oct 06 U.S. considers extra Ebola screening steps for passengers from infected countries By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said "all options are being looked at." The question, Fauci told CNN, is whether "the extra level of screening is going to be worth the resources you… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch How can the spread of Ebola be stopped in the US? By PBS News Hour How can the spread of the Ebola virus be stopped? Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss lessons learned in the missteps made in treating Ebola patient Thomas… Continue watching
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak could affect 20,000 people before it’s over By Ayan Sheikh, Sarah McHaney Controlling the epidemic could cost $490 million and will need the help of thousands of local health workers and hundreds of international experts. Continue reading
Aug 04 Ebola vaccine could be ready by July, says top health official By Associated Press Fauci tells "CBS This Morning" that human trials with volunteers will commence in September, and by July it should be ready. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch One-shot Solution Explored for H1N1 Vaccine Margaret Warner speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease about a new H1N1 flu vaccine. Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. Seeks AIDS Vaccine Research Overhaul By Admin, PBS News Hour The head of the federal government's AIDS vaccine research program said Tuesday that the focus should shift from large-scale human vaccine trials back to basic research. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Newsmaker: Anthony Fauci Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses President Bush's $500 million plan to curb mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission. Continue watching