Fully vaccinated top US medical advisor Dr Fauci tests Covid positive

Washington, June 16: White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Antony Fauci on Wednesday (local time) tested positive for Covid-19 on a rapid antigen test.

He is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice. Dr Antony Fauci is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Dr Fauci will isolate and continue to work from his home, read the National Institutes of Health (NIH) press release. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="750"] Fully vaccinated top US medical advisor Dr Fauci tests Covid positive[/caption] The chief medical advisor of US President Joe Biden has not recently been in close contact with him or other senior government officials. Dr Fauci will follow the Covid-19 guidelines of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and medical advice from his physician and return to the NIH when he tests negative. Also Read | China's capital Beijing under threat of severe Covid-19 outbreak Earlier, Fauci had hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with Covid-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions of the individual. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="696"] Fully vaccinated top US medical advisor Dr Fauci tests Covid positive[/caption] "There may be the need for yet again another boost -- in this case, a fourth-dose boost for an individual receiving the mRNA -- that could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions," Dr Fauci said that the White House briefing on Wednesday (local time). Responding to reporters over the data showing the need for a shot beyond the third dose, Dr Anthony Fauci said that's obviously an issue that had been followed very closely. President Biden's top medical advisor said half a million people around the world had died of Covid-19 since the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in November, terming it "the full-blown pandemic phase" of the coronavirus crisis. Also Read | Lawrence Bishnoi among 10 held in Sidhu Moosewala killing so far | Know case details [caption id="attachment_653932" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Fully vaccinated top US medical advisor Dr Fauci tests Covid positive[/caption] -PTC News