--- title: "Dr. Fauci Catches COVID for the First Time" description: "COVID-19 comes for us all — even for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has publicly announced that he's contracted the novel coronavirus." date: "2022-06-15" modified: "2022-06-15" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/fauci-catches-covid" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" --- # Dr. Fauci Catches COVID for the First Time ![COVID-19 comes for us all — even for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has publicly announced that he's contracted the novel coronavirus.]() *\Image: Alex Wong/Getty Images\* COVID-19 comes for us all — even for the United States' top medical expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who publicly announced today that he's finally contracted the novel coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began. In [a statement](), the National Institutes of Health said that Fauci, who heads the agency's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is currently experiencing "mild symptoms" and is continuing to work from home while quarantining. The announcement also notes that Fauci has received four doses of vaccination against the virus — his two original doses as well as two subsequent boosters. While many other members of both the Biden administration and Trump's before it have gotten COVID, including the former president and the [current vice president](), the 81-year-old pandemic czar hadn't. In May, he and three other members of the [White House's coronavirus task force quarantined]() after a "low-risk" exposure to an aide who had COVID, but he never tested positive at that time. Unsurprisingly, Fauci's highly-vaccinated status has become a major point of interest in articles and tweets about his COVID case from both sides of the coronavirus policy aisle. Back in reality, of course, it's perfectly possible to catch COVID after being fully vaccinated, though your symptoms and risk of death or serious complications will be much lower. Though it's likely early in the NIAID head's illness, the fact that he's said to be experiencing mild symptoms is a *good* thing, especially considering his advanced age. All the same, it's telling that we are, [as one Twitter user noted](), "in the part of the pandemic where Dr. Fauci has" COVID. **More on Fauci:** [*Dr. Fauci Says the "Pandemic Phase" of COVID is Over, Then Says Pandemic is Actually Still Happening*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()