The NIAID said Fauci found out he was positive in a rapid antigen test. The director will work from home and follow the service protocol, returning to the campus of the National Institutes of Health only after leaving negative. Fauci has had no close contact with Biden or other senior officials recently, the institute said. Throughout the pandemic, he appealed for attention and has shown it himself at public events. For example, he chose not to attend the White House’s annual dinner in April, taking into account his personal risk. “Each of us, in our own personal way, has to make an assessment of the risk you are willing to take to become infected,” he told CNN. “In general, the risk is low, but I made a personal assessment. “I am 81 years old and if I get infected, I have a much higher risk.” Fauci works non-stop during the pandemic. In May, he said he had not had a break since Covid-19 arrived in the United States. He has been director of NIAID since 1984 and has advised seven Presidents. Fauci is added to a growing list of Biden government leaders who have had Covid-19s, including White House Home Affairs Adviser Susan Rice, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Vice President Kamala Haribo and Minister Hazo Harimo. CNN’s Nadia Kounang contributed to this report.
