One day into the Biden presidency, the longtime infectious disease expert and unlikely celebrity of the Covid-19 response described it as “a refreshing experience.”
“It’s obviously a very different situation. It's complete transparency,” Fauci said in an interview Thursday. “Nobody is telling you what to say, at all. They are just saying go out there and let the data guide you on what you are saying." Now the scientist has become the first administration official to face the White House press briefing room. There, on Thursday afternoon, he reiterated the president’s ambitious goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans during his first 100 days in office. Fauci also spoke frankly about the potential threat of new virus variants identified in South Africa, Brazil and the United Kingdom, and about the change in administration.
It’s already been a long first full day in the Biden administration for Fauci, who addressed the World Health Organization at 4 a.m. Thursday, hours after the U.S. rejoined the global group. He later met with top advisers on Biden’s pandemic playbook.
ngrispkr I love this man.... I secretly have a crush on him..
Fauci is the great entertainer of the pandemic .
Even though there wasn't a lot of good news in his first brief, it was so refreshing just to hear truth & explanations. He took responsibility for predictions that didn't work out. I can deal with this every freaking day.
He was a completely different person! In full, uncensored, unintimidated, truthful form. So glad to have him back at the podium.
This is so inspiring to see Fauci can now speak his mind without thinking about how restricted he needs to be.
'The idea that you can get up here and talk about what you know, what the evidence, what the science is, and know that's it, let the science speak, it is somewhat of a liberating feeling,' Fauci said.
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