Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a leading voice in the fight against coronavirus and has repeatedly corrected President Donald Trump’s misinformation about the outbreak. In an interview with Science Insider, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases unpacked how he’s navigating that role without losing his job.

In light of the president’s history with dissenting voices, Fauci’s absence from a handful of recent press briefings sparked speculation online that he’d been fired ― or perhaps had fallen ill.

“Well, I’m sort of exhausted. But other than that, I’m good. I mean, I’m not, to my knowledge, coronavirus infected. To my knowledge, I haven’t been fired,” he told Science Insider.

“To his [Trump’s] credit, …continued .
[Source: Huffington Post]