TEL AVIV, Israel — Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The Israel-based Dan David Foundation on Monday named President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser as the winner of one of three prizes. It said he had earned the recognition over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19.
In its statement, the private foundation did not mention former President Donald Trump, who undermined Fauci’s follow-the-science approach to the pandemic. But it credited Fauci with “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis.”
“As the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled, (Fauci) leveraged his considerable communication skills to address people gripped by fear and anxiety and worked relentlessly to inform individuals in the United States and elsewhere about the public health measures essential for containing the pandemic’s spread,” the foundation’s awards committee said, praising Fauci for “speaking truth to power in a highly charged political environment.”
Fauci, 80, has served seven presidents and has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. In recent interviews, Fauci has acknowledged that it was difficult at times to work for Trump, who repeatedly played down the severity of the pandemic, dismissed the need for mask-wearing and often touted unproven scientific remedies, including injecting disinfectant.
Trump resented Fauci’s flattering press coverage and reveled in calls to “Fire Fauci!” at some of his rallies. But Fauci outlasted Trump, who lost the November election.
“It was very clear that there were things that were said, be it regarding things like hydroxychloroquine and other things, that really was uncomfortable because they were not based in scientific fact,” Fauci said at a recent White House briefing. He added that he took “no pleasure” in having to contradict the president. Biden’s election, Fauci said, was “liberating.”
The Dan David Prize, established in 2000, gives $1 million awards in three categories each year for contributions addressing the past, present and future. Fauci won the prize for achievement in the “present,” in the field of public health, the foundation said.
Professors Alison Bashford, Katharine Park and Keith Wailoo, working in the field of history and health medicine, won the “Past” category. The pioneers of an anti-cancer immunotherapy, professor Zelig Eshhar, Dr. Carl June and Dr. Steven Rosenberg, won the “Future” category.
The foundation is based at Tel Aviv University, where it provides grants to a number of programs in the humanities and social sciences. The foundation sets aside 10% of the prize money for scholarships.
Foundation Director Ariel David, son of the prize founder, said this year’s laureates “have probed how humanity has dealt with sickness and pandemics throughout history; they have provided relief, guidance and leadership in dealing with current outbreaks … and they are at the forefront of discovering new treatments that give us hope for the future in the ongoing battle against cancer and other diseases.”
Previous recipients of the Dan David Prize include former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, novelist Margaret Atwood, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen.
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They should all just exchange Medals of Honor for their incredible work and sacrifice as ‘public servants’. I mean, the curtain has been pulled back, so why not?
Why can’t people like Fauci die suddenly? Of strange unusual diseases or excessive inflammatory reactions (cytokines storms) right after they get the “Shot”? Who’s death is “totally” unrelated to the “Shot”. Personally, I believe we should say F**k It. And use known and effective methods of “disappearance” that we have perfected in third world countries. Consult the Russians. Although they’ve been less than successful lately. I believe the Italian Mafia, that was less powerful and influential than the *Gooish Mafia, used very violent, bloody and public executions to “send a message” to rivals. Americans should be using similar tactics. We’ve nearly decayed into a third world country. We may as well behave like one. And get it over with. The *Goos have used movies where the main *Gooish Mafia figure is played by an Italian actor that played an Italian Mobster in other famous movies. Like “Goodfellas”. Or the “Godfather” To make the public think it’s always Italians when Organized Crime is portrayed. Let’s show everyone in the World who the Organized Criminal *Goos really are. Let’s “send a message” the whole world will recognize. Hint: There’s a S**tload load of them in the Media, Elected and Appointed Government, Politics, Education, Banking/Finance, WHO, CDC, FDA, ATF, CIA, DEA, FBI and the entire *Goodicial system, etc.
*most Gs are soft, like G as in George
The inventor of the PCR test, Kary Mullis, said his process is NOT a test for viruses, it is a process to take a sample of DNA that is too small to test and multiply it so there is enough material there to test. He also said he knew Fauci well and Fauci is an incompetent idiot.