Anthony Fauci

A West Virginia man pleaded guilty Monday to sending emails that threatened Dr. Anthony Fauci and former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, federal prosecutors in Maryland said. Thomas Patrick Connally Jr., 56, most recently of Snowshoe, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to making threats against a federal official, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron…

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the coronavirus appears to be making a transition to becoming an endemic disease — occurring regularly in certain areas

Two years after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, public health experts warn not to become complacent.

People who were fully vaccinated actually transmitted BA.2 less than BA.1, the currently dominant omicron strain.

During a coronavirus task force press briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci outlined the steps that could bring the pandemic to an end. “Control will mean not eradication, like we did with smallpox— that’s unreasonable. Not necessarily elimination, like we’ve done with polio and measles by mass vaccination campaigns. But a level of control that does not disrupt us in...

New infections have increased by 20% globally over the past week with nearly 19 million total cases reported, according to the WHO.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has said it is still too soon to predict whether omicron will mark the final wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Early studies say throat swabs may effectively detect Covid’s omicron variant. Dr. Anthony Fauci and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say more research is needed.

At a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said a pan-coronavirus vaccine could mean “we won’t be chasing after the next [Covid] variant.” Here’s why.

Fueled by the omicron variant, COVID infections continue to spread at a record pace across the country. On Tuesday, government officials and scientists were questioned by a senate committee about what’s being done to stop the virus. Ian Cull reports.

After Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., repeated unfounded claims about NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a senate hearing, Fauci accused Paul of inciting people to make threats against him and his family for political gain.

It’s the latest in a longstanding feud between the two government officials.

“It’s tough to say,” said Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top medical aide, when asked on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” when the omicron-fueled surge will start to recede.

“All indications point to a lesser severity of omicron versus delta,” said Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top health advisor, of the early Covid variant data.

On Monday, U.S. health officials reduced restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus and are asymptomatic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Monday that the U.S. should “seriously” consider a vaccination mandate for domestic travel as states across the country face surges in COVID-19 cases from the more-transmissible omicron variant.

The nation’s top infectious disease expert said in an interview on MSNBC that such a requirement should be “seriously” considered.

President Joe Biden said that he wishes he had ordered 500 million free, at-home Covid tests two months ago.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday called out the “crazy” threats made against him by Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters, saying the conservative provocateur should “be fired on the spot.” The nation’s top infectious disease doctor, appearing on CNN’s “New Day,” was responding to comments Watters made over the weekend to the conservative, pro-Trump youth group Turning Point USA. Watters told the group to “ambush”...

Tighter restrictions are being considered around the world as spiraling cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant loom over the festive holiday period.