Anthony Fauci quotes - page 2

The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us. (Anthony Fauci)
The worst potential bio-terrorist is nature itself. View quote
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Activism has been very productive in our society. View quote
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Today we know the best way to prevent the spread of Ebola infection is through public health measures. View quote
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The immune systems goal is to protect the body against invaders either from without, such as microbes, or from within, such as cancers and different types of neoplastic transformation. View quote
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When I was a child, there were not that many vaccines. I was vaccinated for polio. I actually got measles as a child. I got pertussis, whooping cough. I remember that very well. View quote
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The nature of a protective immune response to HIV is still unclear. Because in a very, very unique manner, unlike virtually any other microbe with which we're familiar, the HIV virus has evolved in a way that the immune system finds it very difficult, if not impossible, to deal with the virus. View quote
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You can have an epidemic in a state. You can have it in a region. You can have it in a country where the critical level of disease passes a certain threshold and we call that an epidemic threshold. View quote
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The Europeans have lots of data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in the elderly, but I dont think anybody has really good data on adjuvants in children. View quote
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The bodys immune system is like any other system of the body. Each of them have their vital function for the human host. View quote
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An AIDS-free generation would mean that virtually no child is born with HIV; that, as those children grow up, their risk of becoming infected is far lower than it is today; and that those who become infected can access treatment to help prevent them from developing AIDS and from passing the virus on to others. (Anthony Fauci)
I run a modest-sized laboratory thats looking specifically at what we call the pathogenic mechanisms of HIV disease, or AIDS. View quote
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Staph lives on skin. Thats the reason why many infections start as a boil. View quote
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We can sharply deflect the curve of HIV incidence. View quote
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You've got to balance the compassionate-use aspect with trying to figure out whether it works. View quote
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It could be really, really bad. I don't think it's gonna be, because I think we'd be able to do the kind of mitigation. It could be mild. I don't think it's going to be that mild either. It's really going to depend on how we mobilize. View quote
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It's really, really tough because you have to be honest with the American public and you don't want to scare the hell out of them. And then other times, in attempts to calm people down, [leaders] have had people be complacent about it. This is particularly problematic in a ‘gotcha” town like Washington. View quote
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I feel like I'm 45. And I act like I'm 35. When I start to feel like I don't have the energy to do the job, whatever my age, I'll walk away and write my book. View quote
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Even before we knew it was a coronavirus, I said it certainly sounds like a coronavirus-SARS type thing. As soon as it was identified, I called a meeting of top-level people and said, 'Let's start working on a vaccine right now.' View quote
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I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down. OK, he said it. Let's try and get it corrected for the next time. View quote
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Greg Kelly: Bottom line. We don't have to worry about this one, right? (Anthony Fauci)
Jonathan LaPook: There's a lot of confusion among people, and misinformation, surrounding face masks. Can you discuss that? View quote
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We have to admit it, that that mixed message in the beginning, even though it was well meant to allow masks to be available for health workers, that was detrimental in getting the message across. No doubt about it. View quote
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It may be something that becomes endemic that we have to just be careful about. Certainly it's not going to be a pandemic for a lot longer because I believe the vaccines are going to turn that around. View quote
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...record numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the sweetness is the light at the end of the tunnel, which I can tell you - as we get into January, February, March and April - that light is going to get brighter and brighter, and the bitterness is going to be replaced by the sweetness. View quote
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