dr Fauci, 81, tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test, but NIAID reassured the public, "It has been fully vaccinated and double-upgraded."
Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID-19 and "experienced mild symptoms" of the disease.
The regisseur of the National Institute of Allergy also Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has emerged as a reassuring voice amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, the National Institute of Allergy also Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced its director had been infected.
NIAID, the National Institutes of Health, announced that Fauci, 81, tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test but reassured the public, "He has been fully vaccinated and double boosted."
Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, will "isolate and continue to work from home," the NIAID said.
The president is believed not to have been exposed to Fauci when he was infected. "He has not been in close connection with President Biden or senior government officials recently," NIAID continued.
It is unclear when Fauci is expected to come out of isolation, but his return to work is subject to further testing.
"Dr. Fauci will follow COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical advice from his doctor also will return to the NIH if the test is negative," the statement added. While Fauci leads the institute and conducts and supports research into the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, he became a celebrity in 2020 when the coronavirus hit the United States.
He told news that seeing his picture on the merchandise made him happy.
"It's real and nicely and funnily," Fauci said in an interview. "But you can't take this seriously and start thinking you're a celebrity. If you start thinking that way, you're in trouble. I'm a doctor. I'm a scientist. Referring to this photo of Brad Pitt on Saturday Night Live in April 2020, he praised the actor for successfully balancing Fauci's tone of voice and Brooklyn accent.
"I don't look as good as him, but I think he did a great job," Fauci told news.
