The claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci, in 2017, warned the Trump administration of the likelihood of an infectious disease outbreak is true. Fauci did not warn about the coronavirus specifically, as some posts claim.
The claim: Anthony Fauci said in 2017 Trump will"no doubt" face infectious disease outbreak during presidencyin the U.S., critics have accused the Trump administration of downplaying the extent of the virus and delaying crucial steps needed to combat the spread.early this year about a potential outbreak, social media posts claim Dr. Anthony Fauci sounded the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak years earlier.
A Google search of the headline revealed that the screenshot of the article is authentic and came from, a specialty clinical information website and was, in fact, published on Jan. 11, 2017. Students and global health experts gathered to encourage the then-incoming Trump administration to"plan accordingly," according to. The event, held Jan. 10, 2017, was organized by the Center for Global Health Science and Security in partnership with the Harvard Global Health Institute.
Fauci, who has advised six presidents now on health issues and has more than 30 years of experience in infectious disease, said there's "no doubt in anyone's mind will be faced with the challenges that their predecessors were faced with.
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