As part of our Professional Development Week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D., infectious disease expert and one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, spoke with our #GallaudetU faculty this past week on Monday, August 17! He was joined by our very own Dr. Alicia Wooten for a Q&A. Watch Dr. Fauci's presentation public health and COVID-19 updates. | Gallaudet University

Days before Pres. Trump was inaugurated, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned during a speech he gave at Georgetown University Medical Center in early 2017, that a “surprise outbreak” would occur and would pose a "challenge to the coming administration." https://cbsn.ws/3cQcTaa | CBS News

'Surprise outbreak': In 2017, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned the Trump administration about the likelihood of an upcoming pandemic. | Bloomberg Originals

‘There will be a challenge to the coming administration in the arena of infectious diseases.’ — Watch Dr. Anthony Fauci predict a pandemic under the Trump admin back in 2017 | NowThis Impact

Dr. Fauci has been criticized for comments he made to 60 Minutes in March, when he downplayed the need for people to wear a mask in public. This week, he told Dr. Jon LaPook that by April, new information and an improving supply of masks had changed his guidance to the nation: https://cbsn.ws/2H78SUi | 60 Minutes