Vaccine is imminent, but virus fight has long way to go: Fauci – Sydney Morning Herald

Masks, for example, had become a political symbol in the US, Dr Fauci said.
“People were ridiculed for wearing masks; it depended on what side of the political spectrum you were at, which was so painful to me as a public health scientist.”
Speaking from his US home as part of a University of Melbourne webinar, Dr Fauci recently called an idiot by President Donald Trump said scientists must never be afraid to tell politicians what they don’t want to hear.
“One of the traps some scientists get into…

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