Tag Archives: Dr. Anthony Fauci

Jennifer Shutt, Daily Montanan Congress held its first hearing on monkeypox Wednesday, with lawmakers rebuking federal public health officials for their slow response to the outbreak, even though the hearing came four months after the first U.S. case was diagnosed. “By any measure, in fact by every measure, the response …

Anthony Fauci, one of the federal government’s leading public health figures, announced Monday he’ll be leaving his post in December, though he made clear he’s not retiring. The 81-year-old doctor who runs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, became …

White House officials on Wednesday unveiled an updated National COVID Preparedness Plan, which includes increased access to treatment, enhanced surveillance, keeping schools open, and vaccinating the world. White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasized that this was a “new moment” in the fight against the virus, with a new …

President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated and to receive a booster shot amid worries about the coronavirus omicron variant — saying the new strain is a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic.” President Biden on omicron: "This new variant is a cause for concern. Not a …

COVID-19 booster shots are now available to all adults in the United States, after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendations of an agency advisory panel on Friday. “After critical scientific evaluation, today’s unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the …

When a COVID-19 vaccine is available for kids ages 5-11, federal officials will immediately ship it to children’s hospitals, pediatricians, and pharmacies across the country so that providers can quickly administer it, the White House said Wednesday. The Biden administration detailed its plans for the next phase of a massive …

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said he believes “things are going to get worse” as the United States experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases but added he does not expect widespread lockdowns to return. ABC News’ This Week host John Karl asked Fauci if he believes the current surge, which …

The Biden Administration has purchased 200 million additional doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to prepare for the possibility of children being eligible to be vaccinated and to administer booster shots to vaccinated Americans, should they be deemed necessary. “The federal government is exercising an option in its contract with Pfizer …

House Republicans, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, introduced the ‘Fire Fauci Act’ on Tuesday. The legislation would remove Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would reduce Fauci’s salary to zero dollars …

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has asked the intelligence community to “redouble their efforts” to find the likely origins of COVID-19 and provide him with a report within 90 days. Biden said that questions continue to grow about whether the coronavirus was caused by an accident in a Chinese …

On Friday, Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to expand its emergency use authorization to include children between the ages of 12-15 in the United States. The company is working to be approved to distribute the vaccine to children around the world. “These requests are based on data from …

President Joe Biden is expediting the eligibility date for the COVID-19 vaccine. The President announced on Tuesday that the vaccine would be available to all adults on April 19. “Let me be deadly earnest with you: We aren’t at the finish line. We still have a lot of work to do. …

Chief Medical Adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that the federal government will not mandate vaccine passports. “I doubt that the federal government will be the main mover of a vaccine passport concept,” Dr. Fauci said. “They may be involved in making sure things are done fairly and equitably, but I …

Dr. Anthony Fauci accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer for him to be the chief medical adviser. “I said yes right on the spot,” Dr. Fauci told NBC’s Today Show. Dr. Fauci advised that we may have to continue wearing a face mask beyond the 100 days that the president-elect suggested. …