Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci
testifies before the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Committee hearing to examine COVID-19, “focusing on
lessons learned to prepare for the next pandemic”, on Capitol Hill
in Washington, DC on June 23, 2020. KEVIN DIETSCH / POOL /
AFP.
Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci was
recovering after surgery on Thursday to remove a growth from his
vocal cords that was giving him a gravelly voice.
Fauci, who leads the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, was home and resting, but expected to “back
online tomorrow” and at the office on Monday, the agency said in a
statement to AFP.
The 79-year-old doctor has led the country’s response to every
epidemic since the 1980s.
His public profile is currently bigger than ever thanks to his
scientific straight-talk on the coronavirus pandemic, which puts
him frequently at odds with President Donald Trump.
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The surgery removed a polyp — a non-cancerous growth that often
resembles a blister and can cause raspiness.
Fauci has previously said he got the polyp after experiencing
winter flu and then not giving his vocal cords sufficient time to
rest.
He has lately been giving interviews to the media, academia and
think tanks almost every day.
A widely-respected member of the White House coronavirus
taskforce, Fauci has amassed a large fan base, who buy T-shirts and
bobbleheads in his likeness.
But he has also been assigned bodyguards following death threats
from people who believe he is part of a wider conspiracy to
exaggerate the health crisis for political and financial ends.
AFP
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