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As nation awaits transition of power, Fauci issues timely warning to his fellow scientists

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Dr. Anthony Fauci has a word for his industry colleagues. In a conversation with the American Medical Association, Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said physicians need to be careful about their public statements. “Stay completely apolitical,” . “Don’t get involved in any of the political aspects, and just focus on what your job is as a scientist and a physician. You do that, you’ll be fine.”‘Don’t get involved in any of the political aspects, and just focus on what your job is as a scientist and a physician. You do that, you’ll be fine.’On Monday, Pfizer&nbsp;and BioNTechsaid their vaccine candidate BNT162b2 is 90% effective in first interim analysis of Phase 3 study in participants without previous evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Speaking before Pfizer and BioNTech released their vaccine news, Fauci said a vaccine with an efficacy of 70% to 75% would be going in the right direction. While the U.S. makes up approximately 4% of the world’s population, it has had approximately 20% of all COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday, the U.S. had reported 10.1 million COVID-19 infections and 238,251 deaths, just ahead of India (8.6 million cases to date). To put that in context: The U.S. has a population of 328 million people versus 1.35 billion in India. Fauci has walked a fine line between educating the public about coronavirus and President Trump. Last month, Trump took aim at Fauci on a campaign call and on Twittercalling him a “disaster” in a campaign call and bemoaning his media appearances, but the veteran immunologist told Americans to follow the scientific data, and to stay out of the political fray. On Twitter, the president, 74, Fauci’s media appearances urging people to wear masks and socially distance, and appeared to be rankled by the doctor’s media exposure: “Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late, great, Bob Hope.” Fauci, meanwhile, has given the American public the same advice he gave fellow scientists over the weekend. “My advice to young people is — unless you want to be a politician — stay away from the politics and let science and good data guide your policy.” Fauci added, “We’re going through a time that’s disturbingly anti-science in certain segments of our society.” Speaking to AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James Madara, Fauci also said there have been significant improvements in treatment regarding when it’s best to put people on ventilators and how much oxygen to administer during intubation. “We just get better at treating the disease. We know what works, what doesn’t work,” he said. “We know that dexamethasone clearly diminishes the death rate in people requiring mechanical ventilation and/or people who require high-flow oxygen,” Fauci said during the interview on Saturday. “We have remdesivir for hospitalized patients who have lung involvement.” Using anticoagulants for some patients is also increasingly common for COVID-19 treatment, he said.More from MarketWatch

Dr. Anthony Fauci has a word for his industry colleagues. In a conversation with the American Medical Association, Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said physicians need to be careful about their public statements. “Stay completely apolitical,” . “Don’t get involved in any of the political aspects, and just focus on what your job is as a scientist and a physician. You do that, you’ll be fine.”‘Don’t get involved in any of the political aspects, and just focus on what your job is as a scientist and a physician. You do that, you’ll be fine.’On Monday,...

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