Pouch Holds His 80th Birthday Party on 'Zoom'... "Lonely but Must Accept It During the COVID Era"

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Director Pouch adjusting his mask at the U.S. Senate hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the U.S. National Institutes of Health, actively practiced COVID-19 prevention guidelines by spending his 80th birthday quietly at home with his wife.

Fauci held a modest online birthday party with his wife at his Washington DC residence on the 24th (local time), his 80th birthday, according to reports by The Washington Post (WP) and others.

Previously, Fauci used to celebrate his birthday with family at his sister’s house in Alexandria, Virginia, combining it with a Christmas Eve event.

However, this year, to comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines, he decided to spend his 80th birthday quietly at home with his wife and planned to greet his three daughters via the video call program Zoom.

Fauci said, "Since Christmas Eve is my birthday, Christmas is a special holiday for our family," adding, "It is painful that the family is not coming home this year (due to the COVID situation), but it is one of the things we must accept in these unprecedented times."

He continued, "I have been telling people to limit holiday travel," and said, "I do not want to be one of those officials who tell the world to do something but then go out and throw a party themselves."

When Fauci could not hold a birthday party due to COVID, his wife Christine Grady secretly invited 15 of his friends to a surprise online party via Zoom.

President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden personally sang a birthday song for Fauci and posted it on Twitter.

Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC, announced that December 24 would be declared "Dr. Anthony Fauci Day" in recognition of Fauci’s dedication to COVID-19 prevention.

Meanwhile, the prominent U.S. current affairs magazine Time included Fauci in its "Guardians of the Year" list on the 11th, stating, "Fauci has shown clear and consistent messaging, a fundamental aspect of public health, not only in the fight against COVID but also in the fight for truth."

Additionally, on the 22nd, he personally received the Moderna vaccine to help alleviate public distrust of COVID vaccines and increase public confidence in vaccine safety.

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