DR ANTHONY Fauci is one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases and is at the helm in the fight against Covid-19 in the US.
Dr Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, having held the position since 1984.
What is Dr Fauci’s net worth?
Some may wonder that after Covid-19 is finally defeated Dr Fauci will receive a massive payday for all his hard work in helping keep Americans safe from the virus.
However, that is not the case, and in fact, Dr Fauci doesn’t make millions of dollars as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
In 2019, his salary was $417,608, which actually made him the highest-paid federal employee that year, Celebritynetworth reports.
How many children does Dr Fauci have?
Dr Fauci married Christine Grady, a nurse and bioethicist with the National Institute of Health, in 1985.
He and his wife have three adult daughters: Jennifer 34, Megan, 31, and Alison, 28.
What has Dr Fauci recently said about the Christmas holidays?
On Thursday, Dr Fauci implored Americans not to see their kids this Christmas, adding he and his wife will not be seeing their three daughters this year.
It comes after the US suffered its deadliest day during the coronavirus pandemic, with 3,700 deaths.
The expert made his remarks during an interview with the Washington Post’s Power Up newsletter.
Dr Fauci said it will be the first Christmas he has not seen his children since they were born.
He added: “I’m going to be with my wife – period.
“The Christmas holiday is special for us because Christmas Eve is my birthday. And Christmas Day is Christmas Day. And they are not going to come home.
“That’s painful. We don’t like that.
“But that’s just one of the things you’re going to accept as we go through this unprecedented challenging time.”
The immunologist, who will be turning 80 next week, says it can’t be “business as usual this Christmas” – but that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
He added: “Stay at home as much as you can, keep your interactions to the extent possible to members of the same household.
“This cannot be business as usual this Christmas because we’re already in a very difficult situation, and we’re going to make it worse if we don’t do something about it.
“This is an unusual situation, it’s not going to last forever.
“It is highly likely that with vaccines being distributed, that we will be back to normal by next Christmas.”
In total, the US has seen more than 308,000 fatalities from the virus, with an average of 2,500 deaths a day.
