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.

00:02 Introduction and Background

00:42 Dr Anthony Fauci's Early Life and Career

02:07 Beginning of the AIDS Story

02:12 First Encounter with AIDS and Initial Response

03:34 The Turning Point in AIDS Research

04:16 Building the AIDS Research Team

12:04 The Role of Activism in AIDS Research

17:06 The Emergence of COVID-19

17:55 The Development of the COVID-19 Vaccine

25:58 The Challenges of Anti-Science Activism in the COVID-19 Era

29:29 The Future of Public Health Communication

30:28 Conclusion and Reflections

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Produced by IAS-USA, Going anti–Viral is a podcast for clinicians involved in research and care in HIV, its complications, and other viral infections. This podcast is intended as a technical source of information for specialists in this field, but anyone listening will enjoy learning more about the state of modern medicine around viral infections.

Going anti-Viral’s host is Dr Michael Saag, a physician, prominent HIV researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and volunteer IAS–USA board member. In most episodes, Dr Saag interviews an expert in infectious diseases or emerging pandemics about their area of specialty and current developments in the field. Other episodes are drawn from the IAS–USA vast catalogue of panel discussions, Dialogues, and other audio from various meetings and conferences.

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