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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive for Covid-19 on a rapid antigen test Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health a anunțat.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appears on Capitol Hill last month.
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Fapte-cheie
The 81-year-old Fauci is experiencing mild symptoms, but is fully vaccinated and has received two booster doses, the release noted.
It is Fauci’s first known Covid-19 infection.
Older adults are at greater risk of experiencing severe outcomes due to Covid-19, conform to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, and the CDC spune Americans aged 75 to 84 are hospitalized eight times more frequently and die 140 times more frequently due to Covid-19 infections than 18 to 29 years olds, though vaccines reduce semnificativ the risk of death and hospitalizations.
Fundalul cheie
The CDC reported 106,246 Covid-19 cases in the seven-day period ending Monday, a 17% increase from a month prior. More than un milion Americans have died from Covid-19. Fauci led much of the U.S. response to the pandemic, and has served as President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor since last January.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/06/15/fauci-tests-positive-for-covid-19/