Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads the U.S. government’s response to the coronavirus, confirms he is getting death threats for his doomsday coronavirus estimates.
The immunologist, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, was issued bodyguards after he received death threats for his doomsday predictions that millions will die from the virus that causes Covid-19.
Fauci, who is accused of overhyping the coronavirus to stay in front of cameras, confirmed he received “disturbing messages” from Americans who want the country reopened after losing their jobs.
Fauci appeared pale and exhausted as he spoke during a White House press briefing on Tuesday. When asked why his voice was hearse, Fauci said he has given too many interviews.
“I’ve chosen this life,” Fauci told NBC ‘Today Show’ host Savannah Guthrie. “We have a really, really very difficult situation ahead of us. All that other stuff is secondary,” he said, before adding he is physically fine.
The U.S. death toll reached 5,000 as the confirmed cases surpassed 216,000. Still, the death toll is a mere 0.00015% of the U.S. population and many of the confirmed cases have recovered.
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and millions more will be on the unemployment lines in the coming weeks. A record 10 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the last 3 weeks.
There are as many Fauci critics as there are admirers. Some believe he is enjoying the media attention.
“How is he working [on] the issue when all he’s doing is giving interviews and going on talk shows?” wrote one Daily Mail reader in the comments section.
Another commenter wrote: “stop relying on a little man with a huge EGO for your information. Research your questions online for FREE.”
And a third wrote: “Maybe if he didn’t step in front of every microphone [scaring] people might help the problem.”
