Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for Covid

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, has tested positive for Covid-19, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in a statement Wednesday.

Fauci, 81, has directed the institute since 1984. He is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots. His positive result came from a rapid test.

"He is currently experiencing mild symptoms," the institute said. "Dr. Fauci will isolate and continue to work from his home. He has not recently been in close contact with President Biden or other senior government officials."

Fauci received one of the first doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine on camera in December 2020.

He has helped lead the U.S. response to many health crises, including the spread of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. Before his role as Biden’s chief medical adviser, he served as a Covid adviser to then-President Donald Trump.

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