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Dr Anthony Fauci has said his own experience getting Covid shows why it continues to be important for Americans to get vaccinated.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the chief medical adviser said his Covid illness had fortunately been mild because he was double vaccinated and boosted.
“I’m feeling really fine,” Dr Fauci said when asked about his condition. “So all is well with Fauci, and thank you for asking”.
The infectious disease expert said he had only experienced one day of symptoms after testing positive for the virus a week ago, and was otherwise feeling okay.
“I think I’m an example, given my age, of what we’re all talking about today,” Dr Fauci said of the need to get vaccinated and boosted. “I’m vaccinated. I’m doubly boosted.”
He finished by saying: “And I believe if that were not the case, I very likely would not be talking to you looking as well as I look, I think, right now.”
The 81-year-old – who because of his age is among the high risk group for Covid – had recently avoided large public events such as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner because of that fact.
“Each
of us, in our own personal way, has to make an assessment of what risk
you’re willing to accept about getting infected,” he told CNN. “In
general, the risk is low, but I made a personal assessment. I’m 81
years old, and if I get infected, I have a much higher risk.”...<<<Read More>>>...
