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Throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic, public opinion surveys nationwide have consistently 博士的报告. Fauci as the medical expert most Americans trust and sought out for timely and reliable information about the deadly virus.
As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID) since 1984, Dr. Fauci has earned a national reputation for timely and astute professional public communications about developing health threats to the United States. 之前 his work during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Fauci was best known for his groundbreaking work in HIV-AIDS research, helping to develop effective drugs to scale back its mortality 率. Dr. Fauci has also spearheaded the federal government’s public responses to combat West Nile Virus, SARS and Ebola.
"Dr. Anthony Fauci was the unanimous choice of our faculty because it was obvious by late spring 2020 that most Americans prioritized knowing what his thoughts were to help them understand the gravity of COVID-19 and determine how to save lives," says Bob Rucker, professor in the 菠菜网lol正规平台 School of lol菠菜网正规平台 and Mass Communications and coordinator of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s annual award and national 传媒教育最高荣誉. Rucker, a former CNN correspondent in San Francisco who covered the initial outbreak of the AIDS epidemic, said "Dr. 福奇再一次做到了 masterfully drawn on his extensive medical training and experiences to educate and advise people while maintaining a calming, reassuring doctor’s t一个 and bedside manner 这会激发信心."
菠菜网lol正规平台 students, faculty and staff, and community leaders will participate in the celebration 博士的. Anthony Fauci in a virtual ceremony 周二，2020年11月17日下午2点. Space is limited, and registration is required.
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