Dr. Anthony Fauci, Alex Azar are getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response, will receive a dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday with Alex Azar, head of Health and Human Services.

Fauci, the best infectious disease expert, is joined by Azar, director of the National Institutes of Health Francis Collins and other primary care health professionals at the NIH Clinical Center.

“We believe it is important to receive the vaccine publicly as part of our efforts to demonstrate that these vaccines are safe and effective,” said Azar in a tweet.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.
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“I look forward to rolling my #SleeveUp this morning to receive the Moderna # COVID19 vaccine today, along with frontline workers from @NIHClinicalCntr, @NIHDirector and @NIAIDNews Dr. Fauci,” he said in another post.

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