Dec 22 WATCH: Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press The nation’s top infectious disease expert has received the initial dose of the newest COVID-19 vaccine alongside other federal health leaders who helped oversee its development. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 14:28 Fauci says travel ban may be 'premature' in light of coronavirus mutation Shipments of the new Moderna vaccine began arriving Monday in the U.S., with more than 6 million doses expected by the end of the week. But that news was almost overshadowed by fears of a mutation in the coronavirus, which… Continue watching
Dec 04 Fauci says 'yes right on the spot' to Biden By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s chief infectious disease expert, says there was never a question that he would accept President-elect Joe Biden’s offer to serve as his chief medical officer and adviser on the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 12:41 Fauci: Thanksgiving gatherings will put families at risk As hospitalization and death rates continue to rise due to COVID-19, millions of Americans across the country are preparing this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Judy Woodruff speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor, to learn… Continue watching
Nov 13 Fauci recommends masks at Thanksgiving gatherings if COVID-19 status unknown By Associated Press The U.S. set a single-day record of more than 160,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 06 Bannon lawyer quits fraud case after inflammatory remarks By Associated Press Bannon faces charges he ripped off Trump supporters as an organizer of a group that portrayed itself as eager to help the president build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump suggests he will fire Fauci in rift with disease expert By Associated Press Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States this year remains prominent in the news. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 11:41 NIH's Francis Collins on how Americans can take responsibility amid spreading virus Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states during the past week. The country saw more than 75,000 new… Continue watching
Oct 17 Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to… Continue reading
Oct 15 Dr. Fauci criticizes concept of 'herd immunity' By Associated Press Fauci says backing herd immunity — the idea that a disease will stop spreading once nearly everybody has contracted it — is “total nonsense.”… Continue reading