Dr. Anthony Fauci, 79, a top expert in infectious diseases, has been gaining national attention for speaking out about the highly contagious COVID-19 aka coronavirus, including some recent statements that contradict what President Donald Trump, 73, has been advising the public.
After he criticized Trump’s way of giving the public knowledge about the virus in a recent interview with Science magazine, the immunologist and head of the National Institute of Allergy (NIAID) was noticeably absent from a White House press briefing Trump gave about the spread of the pandemic on Mar.
23. Since Vice President Mike Pence has been assigned as the White House official handling the coronavirus concerns, he needs to give all press, including Dr.