U.S. Infectious Disease Expert Fauci Calls COVID-19 His ‘Worst Nightmare,’ Says Pandemic Not Over

POLITICO: Fauci calls coronavirus his ‘worst nightmare’ as infectious disease expert
“Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Tuesday classified Covid-19 as his ‘nightmare’ outbreak scenario, warning that despite the lack of intense daily focus on the coronavirus pandemic, the devastating outbreak is ‘not over yet.’ ‘In a period of four months, it has devastated the world,’ he said of the virus during a virtual discussion hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization…” (Oprysko, 6/9).

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