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    Anthony Fauci

    American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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  1. Fauci was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Stephen A. Fauci and Eugenia Abys Fauci, owners of a pharmacy. His father was a Columbia University-trained pharmacist, his mother and sister Denise worked the register, and Fauci delivered prescriptions.

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    • Early life and education
    • AIDS and COVID-19
    • Other work and honours

    Anthony Fauci (born December 24, 1940, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American doctor and scientist who, as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID; 1984–2022), played a key role in diagnosing and treating a number of contagious illnesses, notably AIDS and COVID-19.

    Fauci is the youngest of two children born to Eugenia (née Abys) Fauci and Stephen Fauci, a pharmacist. The family lived in Brooklyn, where they ran a neighborhood pharmacy. As a boy, Fauci held various jobs there, including working the register and delivering prescriptions. In his spare time, he enjoyed sports, playing baseball and basketball. At ...

    In 1968 Fauci joined the National Institutes of Health, where he focused on infectious diseases. While at the NIH, he also began working at the NIAID, serving as chief (1980– ) of its Laboratory of Immunoregulation. In 1984 he became head of the NIAID. During this time Fauci began researching what would become known as AIDS. The first reported cases appeared in 1981 as doctors started treating patients suffering from severely impaired immune systems. Fauci and his laboratory researched the unknown illness and made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of the deadly disease. As adviser to U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan—and a gifted communicator—Fauci took a public role during the epidemic, and he was often the focus of criticism over what some said was the government’s slow response, especially the delay in approving experimental drugs. Activists claimed that because AIDS was largely associated with the gay community, it was not receiving the funding and government aid it otherwise would. Fauci drew praise for engaging with AIDS advocates, and he helped make experimental treatments more accessible. He also sought more funding for research and was later the principal architect of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (2003; PEPFAR), which helped save millions of people in developing countries.

    Fauci advised other U.S. presidents during his career, and he became particularly adept at politics. However, his skills were tested during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, a new infectious disease, emerged in 2019, and the following year it was designated a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Fauci served on Republican Pres. Donald Trump’s task force, and he helped devise the government’s response to the deadly virus. Through frequent TV appearances and press briefings, Fauci became a household name and a lightning rod for criticism. Although he advocated for strict restrictions, COVID-19 spread rapidly, ultimately killing more than one million Americans. Detractors also noted his shifting advice, such as whether face masks should be worn. While Fauci acknowledged problems, he stated that policy changes were required as more became known about the disease. As the pandemic became increasingly politicized, Fauci drew the ire of Trump. Trying to downplay the severity of the illness, the president often contradicted Fauci and accused the doctor of being wrong. By the end of Trump’s term, Fauci was largely marginalized. Other Republicans also publicly criticized Fauci, and he had especially heated exchanges with Sen. Rand Paul. At a congressional hearing in 2022, Fauci claimed that Paul’s misinformation was leading to death threats against him.

    During more than 40 years in public service, Fauci helped fight numerous other illnesses, and he was notably involved in handling outbreaks of West Nile virus and Ebola. In addition, Fauci took a lead medical role when anthrax was mailed to various individuals in 2001. His other work included research on rheumatism, and he made important advances in the management of such disorders.

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    Fauci was the recipient of various honors, including the National Medal of Science (2005). In 2008 Pres. George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work on AIDS.

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  2. Jun 21, 2021 · A conspiracy website is spreading false reports that Dr Anthony Fauci is the son of Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta). Posts on social sites linking Mother Teresa and Fauci as mother and...

  3. Feb 15, 2023 · Anthony Stephen Fauci was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 24, 1940. His father, Stephen A. Fauci, was a pharmacist who owned his own pharmacy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

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    • Youngest Daughter Alison Fauci Was on the Rowing Team at Stanford & Works as a Software Engineer for Twitter. Fauci and Grady’s youngest daughter is Alison Christine Fauci, who was born in April 1992.
    • Oldest Daughter Jennifer Fauci Has Degrees From Harvard & Columbia & Works in Psychology. Fauci and Grady’s oldest daughter, Jennifer Ellen Fauci, arrived in August 1986, the year after they tied the knot.
    • Megan Fauci Graduated From Johns Hopkins University & Teaches Elementary School in New Orleans. The middle Fauci daughter, Megan Elizabeth Fauci, was a part of the National Cathedral School class of 2007.
    • Grady Worked With AIDS Patients While Pregnant With All Three of Her Daughters. Fauci’s wife, Christine Grady, has an esteemed medical career of her own.
  4. Jul 8, 2024 · December 24, 1940. Anthony Stephen Fauci was born in Brooklyn, New York. Both of his parents were the children of Italian immigrants, and Anthony Fauci spent his early years in Bensonhurst, at that time a predominantly Italian-American neighborhood.

  5. Apr 10, 2020 · Fauci’s parents were born in New York; one set of grandparents had emigrated from Naples, the other from Sicily. Anthony first took Communion at the age of seven and was confirmed at twelve.

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