Episode 6 – A Conversation with Dr Anthony Fauci on His Career and His Role in the Responses to AIDS and COVID-19

Episode 6 – A Conversation with Dr Anthony Fauci on His Career and His Role in the Responses to AIDS and COVID-19. Recorded December 14, 2023

Dr Michael Saag hosts Dr Anthony Fauci on this episode of the Going anti-Viral podcast, discussing Dr Fauci’s career journey, his involvement in AIDS research, and his contribution towards managing other viral diseases. The conversation particularly focuses on the initial response to AIDS, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine development process, and the challenges and successes encountered. The podcast also highlights the significant shift in activism around public health crises, contrasting the constructive role of AIDS activists with the destructive anti-science activism faced during COVID-19.