Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for Covid, is having mild symptoms

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and new emerging variants at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 11, 2022.

The leader of the U.S. government's response to the coronaviruses has positive results.

According to a statement from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci is experiencing mild symptoms from his vaccine.

The statement said that Dr. Fauci would remain at home.

He has not been in touch with senior government officials.

The 81-year-old Fauci is also the chief medical advisor to Biden.

Fauci will follow Covid-19 guidelines issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as medical advice from his physician, when he tests negative, according to NIAID.

The public face of the response has been the infectious disease expert.

Fauci was a hero to many because of his promotion of coronaviruses mitigation efforts. The official responses to Covid were criticized by others.

Fauci was displeased with his role under Donald Trump, who downplayed the risk of Covid when it first broke out in China.

Fauci told CNN last month that he wouldn't work for the White House if Trump won a second term.

Fauci said it wasn't optimal to respond to the Trump administration.

History will speak for itself about that.

In the last 18 months, 86 million Americans have been exposed to Covid. More than one million people have died from the coronaviruses in the US