Ep. 396 — Dr. Anthony Fauci

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a prominent figure in the fight against Covid-19. He joins David to talk about his early interest in medicine and infectious disease, his pioneering work on HIV/AIDS, and what it’s been like to advise six different presidents on issues of domestic and global health. He and David also discuss how long he anticipates it will be before the country returns to a level of normalcy, even with a vaccine, and the surprising anger of his detractors.

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axe Files, with
0:12.5	your host, David Axelrod.
0:19.5	Dr. Tony Fauci may not have been universally known to Americans before the COVID-19 virus
0:24.4	hit, but he sure is a household name now.
0:26.7	The nation's top infectious disease fighter has become a valued and trusted source for
0:31.7	vital information about the virus, but also a political target, sometimes even from the
0:36.9	White House.
0:38.1	But Fauci, who I got to know in my years in Washington, also has an amazing personal
0:42.2	and professional story that is not as well known.
0:45.4	So I sat down with him today not just to talk about the virus, but about his life and
0:49.4	his life's work.
0:51.0	Here's that conversation.
0:57.7	Dr. Fauci, it's great to see you again.
1:02.2	I'm honored that you're joining us.
1:04.0	I thought you'd be in your backyard throwing pitches right now and getting ready to throw
1:10.6	the first pitch out at the opening of the major league season tonight.
1:14.0	Yeah, the pressure is on, David.
1:15.8	I'm getting a lot of emails with people telling me, don't bounce it.
1:19.4	Don't do this.
1:20.4	Don't do that.
1:21.4	A lot of pressure.
1:22.4	Let me tell you, when Barack Obama was a senator, he was invited to throw the first
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