Tag: Anthony Fauci

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:25 UTC

  Fauci, WHO agree: vaccines not enough to stop monkeypox

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned earlier this week that vaccines alone are not enough to stop the spread of the monkeypox epidemic and urged people at risk to take additional precautions. Meanwhile, White House Senior Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a broadcast interview that about 99% of the cases have occurred in men who have sex with men.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 19:23 UTC

  US epidemiologist Fauci tests positive for COVID-19

  

  Leading US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19 despite having taken four doses of vaccine against the malady, it was reported. The 81-year-old physician has been said to be experiencing “mild symptoms.”

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 20:49 UTC

  Moderna files for FDA approval to pedratric covid-19 vax

  

  Drug developers Moderna Thursday filed for clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the use of their COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 6 months to 5 years, it was announced.

• Monday, February 22nd 2021 - 08:15 UTC

  US reaches 500,000 Covid-19 related deaths; vaccination rate of 1,7 million a day

  

  The United States over the weekend reached the grim milestone of 500,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, as the nation's top virus expert warned a semblance of normalcy may not return until the end of the year.

• Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Biden signs executive orders increasing production of special syringes and joining the COVAX initiative

  

  United States president Joe Biden spent his first full day in office on Thursday signing a number of executive orders addressing the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected more people in the United States than anyplace else in the world. The U.S. has 24.6 million of the world’s more than 97 million infections.

• Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:24 UTC

  Dr. Fauci blessings to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines

  

  The United States' top infectious disease official said that two coronavirus vaccines being tested were “solid”, and that the speed at which they were developed has not compromised safety or integrity.

• Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Fauci complains Trump campaign makes him appear as endorsing the president

  

  Top government scientist Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that an ad aired by Donald Trump's reelection campaign was edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Trump jealous of White House's medical expert Fauci, grumbles “nobody likes me”

  

  President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that “nobody likes me” as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:42 UTC

  Reopening professional sports leagues in US is possible but in empty stadiums

  

  The top US health and infectious disease specialist says the key to reopening professional sports leagues in America is to have the athletes play games in front of empty stadiums. Anthony Fauci, who is helping to coordinate the US response to the global coronavirus pandemic, said reliable antibody testing and fast results are also crucial to the return of sports.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Infectology expert Fauci is more popular and trusted than Trump, and the president can't stand it

  

  President Donald Trump said on Monday that he liked leading health expert Anthony Fauci and did not intend to fire him after Fauci said in an interview that earlier mitigation efforts against the coronavirus outbreak could have saved more lives.