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Apr 2, 2020 2:12 PM CDT

Fauci Getting His Own Bobblehead

Part of the proceeds will go toward protective gear

(Newser) - The United States' top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead. The creation from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee features Dr. Anthony Fauci wearing a suit as he makes a motion showing how the nation needs to “flatten the curve” in the coronavirus...

Dr. Fauci to Get 'Enhanced'
Security After Threats

Apr 2, 2020 8:11 AM CDT

Dr. Fauci to Get 'Enhanced' Security After Threats

Scientist on front lines against virus also getting 'unwelcome communications from fervent admirers'

(Newser) - He's become one of the most familiar faces in the effort to fight the coronavirus—maybe a little too familiar. Justice Department officials said Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director who's become a household name due to his appearances at...

CDC May Change
Advice on Face Coverings

the rundown

Mar 31, 2020 11:27 AM CDT

CDC May Change Advice on Face Coverings

DIY masks are becoming more popular

(Newser) - Last month, the surgeon general issued an all-caps plea to Americans: "STOP BUYING MASKS!" But as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, a more nuanced debate is unfolding about whether Americans should be wearing masks, or some type of face covering, in public. Nobody is suggesting that people wear surgical...

Birx: Range of 100K to 200K Deaths Is Best-Case Scenario

Birx: 100K to 200K Deaths
if Things Go 'Almost Perfectly'

Mar 30, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Birx: 100K to 200K Deaths if Things Go 'Almost Perfectly'

She says some metro areas were late in getting people to follow 15-day guidelines

(Newser) - The figure of up to 200,000 possible American deaths from the coronavirus is now in wide circulation, with Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Trump both mentioning the number on Sunday. On Monday, the White House coronavirus response coordinator agreed, and Dr. Deborah Birx cautioned that it's actually a...

Fauci Projects 'Millions
of Cases' in US, 100K Deaths

Mar 29, 2020 10:22 AM CDT

Fauci Projects 'Millions of Cases' in US, 100K Deaths

Advisers pushed Trump to abandon 3-state quarantine, doctor says

(Newser) - The US could have 100,000 to 200,000 deaths before the COVID-19 pandemic is through, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. Although the projections could change, the infectious disease expert said, "We're going to have millions of cases," the Hill reports. Fauci, a member of the president'...

Dr. Fauci's Face Is on
Hundreds of Doughnuts

Mar 28, 2020 2:30 PM CDT

Dr. Fauci's Face Is on Hundreds of Doughnuts

Thanks to Donuts Delite in Rochester, NY

(Newser) - An upstate New York doughnut shop is featuring the likeness of the doctor leading the country's battle with coronavirus on its sweet treats, the AP reports. Donuts Delite in Rochester began selling hundreds of doughnuts with Dr. Anthony Fauci's face, surrounded by white frosting and topped off with...

Fauci on Trump: 'I Can't Jump
in Front of the Microphone'

Mar 23, 2020 9:40 AM CDT

Fauci on Trump: 'I Can't Jump in Front of the Microphone'

But he says Trump does listen to him on 'substantive' coronavirus issues

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci has become an important White House voice on the coronavirus outbreak, and he gave a candid interview to Science about his disagreements with President Trump. One line in particular is getting attention, and it came after Fauci was asked about standing at the podium with Trump when...

Melania Trump Is
Making Virus PSAs

Mar 19, 2020 12:10 AM CDT

Melania Trump Is Making Virus PSAs

Media is coordinating with White House

(Newser) - First lady Melania Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will take part in public service messages aimed at informing Americans about how to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus. The White House said Wednesday it's joining with major media...

Baby 'Cured' of HIV
Now Has HIV

Jul 10, 2014 3:46 PM CDT

Baby 'Cured' of HIV Now Has HIV

It emerges again in Mississippi girl, now 4

(Newser) - For more than two years, it seemed too good to be true. And now it turns out that a Mississippi baby thought to have been cured of HIV wasn't cured after all, reports NBC News . The girl, now 4, tested positive last week and is back on antiretroviral drugs....

Breakthrough Raises Hope for HIV Vaccine

Sep 3, 2009 3:55 PM CDT

Breakthrough Raises Hope for HIV Vaccine

Antibodies could help scientists combat elusive virus' defenses

(Newser) - Researchers have found two antibodies that neutralize the AIDS virus more successfully than any identified in the past, resurrecting hopes that it may be possible to develop an effective vaccine, Time reports. The new antibodies are effective against a broad range of HIV variants, neutralizing the virus’ most effective defense:...