<p>Now, with the Biden administration taking over, scientific expertise is being placed at the forefront of all parts of the coronavirus response. (As opposed to, say, putting the vice president who has no medical training in charge or adding a radiologist with no infectious disease expertise to the team halfway through the pandemic.) Dr. Fauci will remain as director of the National Institutes of Health and serve as the president's Chief Medical Adviser, in addition to serving as the representative of the U.S. at the World Health Organization, which we have now officially rejoined. </p><p>Biden has pulled together a COVID-19 response team made up of experts in the fields of infectious disease, medicine, and healthcare systems, and the new focus on putting science first appears to have liberated Dr. Fauci. He appeared at a White House press briefing today looking more jovial than we've ever seen him. </p><p>Watch:</p>
<div id="7008c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9536cc8868d4b575f01637e267208d36"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352369650231869440" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dr. Anthony Fauci on former Pres. Trump: "You didn't feel that you could actually say something and there wouldn't… https://t.co/mn2sHjse7o</div> — ABC News (@ABC News)<a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/statuses/1352369650231869440">1611265025.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>That's not to say that Dr. Fauci didn't speak his mind under the Trump administration. He just got in trouble for it when he did.</p>
<div id="7c0d9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cc745e5aed17285a5b4f7e1ba3538baf"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352365371890651136" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dr. Fauci, asked if would like to revise or take back any statements he made over the last 10 months, responds: "No… https://t.co/yGp9AK5Ogg</div> — Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin)<a href="https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/statuses/1352365371890651136">1611264005.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>One of the changes in this administration, said Fauci, is "if you don't know the answer, don't guess. Just say you don't know the answer." Yes, we saw what happened when the president tried to guess what a remedy for COVID-19 might be. People <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/25/845015236/nyc-poison-control-sees-uptick-in-calls-after-trumps-disinfectant-comments" target="_blank">poisoned themselves with disinfectant</a>. </p>
<div id="408cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="21d69a5e7d9cd7f72fd950136221be22"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352367009032450048" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dr. Fauci stuffing Trump’s entire administration in a locker... https://t.co/YFTIfkIvjV</div> — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@Rex Chapman🏇🏼)<a href="https://twitter.com/RexChapman/statuses/1352367009032450048">1611264395.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>He also mentioned that he had just had a conversation with President Biden 15 minutes before, in which the President made it clear that the priority was "to be completely transparent, open and honest" and to "make everything we do based on science and evidence." </p>
<div id="e7f39" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c28fdecd6719f5f03aad58befc35c8a0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352366528210075648" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dr. Fauci on what’s different about the Biden admin: We’re going ‘to be completely transparent, open, and honest. I… https://t.co/oQzhrltww4</div> — NowThis (@NowThis)<a href="https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/statuses/1352366528210075648">1611264280.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>In contrast to previous press briefings, Fauci was practically giddy as he smiled and laughed answering some of the reporters' questions. We may be at the worst stage of the pandemic, but knowing we have competent grown-ups in charge to bring us out of it is cause for celebration. <br></p>
<div id="1770f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e3ce81cf2b63face2980f4105fc012d1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352367713088385024" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dr. Fauci looks like he’s 14 years old.</div> — Randy Rainbow (@Randy Rainbow)<a href="https://twitter.com/RandyRainbow/statuses/1352367713088385024">1611264563.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="22eff" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fd4192f30aa67aa4a08e824c3ef9e892"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352377925346189314" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Fauci moods: Biden briefings vs. Trump briefings https://t.co/rNS6sIu9ZF</div> — The Recount (@The Recount)<a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/statuses/1352377925346189314">1611266998.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Dr. Fauci is far too classy of a guy to ever directly criticize the former president or complain about what it was like to work under him, and this may be the closest we get to seeing him unload. But even just his relaxed demeanor and the clear joy and relief on his face as he speaks freely is great to see. Poor guy has been through enough. He deserves this moment in the sun.</p>From Your Site Articles
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