See also: What did Dr. Fauci have to say in 2009 about the deadly H1N1 pandemic? The fierce and urgent state-by-state reaction to the coronavirus by governors, mayors, school districts and most importantly, health experts employed by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, has drawn comparisons to past pandemics and America's response to them. Dr Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, has been the country's go-to immunologist during several high-profile viral outbreaks. After recent press conferences with President Trump and Vice-President Pence, Dr Fauci has been labeled a "public health hero" and "truth teller" by the mainstream press. No doubt he has an impressive resume and is one smart man. But, like most Americans, he has political views and as much as we want to trust our public health monitors to put politics aside when it comes to national health crises, we...(Read Full Post)