Anthony Fauci

Just as so many of us are feeling like we’re winning the battle with COVID-19, comes a new threat to our health. It’s the Delta variant of the virus, and it’s here in the Bay Area, especially among a particular group of people. Terry McSweeney reports.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said on Tuesday that the Delta variant is more contagious and causes more severe disease than others. In the last two weeks, the prevalence of cases resulting from it has doubled to just over 20%.

Many people see “herd immunity” against Covid as an end to the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci told YouTube’s Dr. Mike Varshavski how herd immunity could play out.

“A lot of what you’re seeing as attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC News’ Chuck Todd in a fiery interview.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic. He’s been lionized by the left and he’s been villainized by the right. And with the recent release of a trove of Fauci’s emails, Republicans’ political attacks on the top government infectious-diseases expert have gone into overdrive.

COVID-19 was a new pathogen that came from animals to humans – and it’s not the last time we’ll see a new germ, says Dr. Anthony Fauci. He says better worldwide health preparedness can help stop the next new disease before it becomes a global pandemic.

Should the U.S. have a nationwide vaccine passport system? Dr. Anthony Fauci weighed in during an interview with LX Hosts Jobeth Devera and Nik Z.

The CDC’s abrupt announcement that mask mandates could be lifted for fully vaccinated people caught many by surprise and has been criticized for creating unnecessary confusion. Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBCLX that he agreed the mask messaging was “suboptimal,” but also explained why it was still the right move.

The CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people can exercise and attend small gatherings outside without wearing a face mask.

“If you really want to get a durable effect from the vaccine, you really should get the second dose,” former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

“It’s almost paradoxical that they don’t want to get vaccinated,” White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

Former Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks Running Back Marshawn Lynch interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci on his YouTube channel to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccine.

The funds will be used to help improve the detection, monitoring and mitigation of “new and potentially dangerous strains,” the White House said.

On Thursday during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on safely ending the pandemic, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan pushed Dr. Anthony Fauci to be more specific about when Americans will “get their freedom back.” Fauci responded that Jordan was making this a personal thing. “I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to...

After the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused on Tuesday over safety concerns, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that rather than being proof of a rushed or inadequate vaccination program, the FDA and CDC response proves the system is working effectively. In response to potential rises in vaccine hesitancy, Fauci said, “The fact that after the [emergency use authorization],...

Families with school-aged children, shouldn’t bank on spending time this summer in the countries that are relaxing travel requirements for vaccinated people.

After the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused on Tuesday over reports of six cases of blood clotting, Jeff Zients, coordinator for the White House coronavirus response, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, spoke to reporters on the impact the pause will have on the coronavirus vaccine initiative.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that trying to fight Michigan’s Covid surge with vaccines alone would lead to disappointment.

U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday, one day after the Dow and S&P 500 surged to closing records.