Dr. Fauci - "We're all in it together" (EP.02)

Dr. Anthony Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where since 1984, he’s overseen a vast portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious disease — everything from HIV/AIDS to malaria, Ebola, Zika, and now COVID-19. He was a chief architect of PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and today serves as one of the seminal members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, where he advises the federal government on its response to the pandemic.

Our space here cannot adequately capture Dr. Fauci’s contributions, but suffice it to say that he is a giant in medicine and a profound personal hero, and it was a treasure to talk with him for this episode. We cover a lot of ground in limited time, from the state of our country’s coronavirus response, to his approach to navigating the political tensions intrinsic to his job. We also reflect on his personal journey, from his childhood to choosing medicine through his four decades in government.

I deeply enjoyed this conversation, and hope you do, too. For more, check out:

the CDC's guidelines on how to protect yourself, this tracker by the NYTimes of the status of all 50 states' reopenings, and Dr. Fauci's remembrance of his dear friend and AIDS activist, Larry Kramer, who passed away in May 
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