Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, July 20, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (J.
Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shared in a release Wednesday.The NIH said in a statement that Fauci will isolate and continue to work from home.
He has not been in close contact with President Joe Biden or other senior government officials. Fauci is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, the health agency said. RELATED: Dr.
Fauci says the ‘US is out of the pandemic phase’The 81-year-old is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and is part of the NIH, and chief medical advisor to the president.