Anthony Fauci presents his own virus model to Smithsonian

Anthony Fauci presents his own virus model to Smithsonian

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  • Date: 03 Mar,2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the US government’s pandemic response, has given his personal 3D model of the COVID-19 virus to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

The museum on Tuesday honored Fauci with its Great Americans Medal.

“Dr. Fauci has helped save millions of lives and advanced the treatment and our comprehension of infectious and immunologic diseases across more than five decades of public service,” said Anthea M. Hartig, the museum’s director.

“His humanitarianism and dedication truly exemplify what it means to be a Great American.”

The museum asked Fauci to contribute a personal artifact to indicate the pandemic, and he chose the lumpy blue and orange ball that he used to describe the intricacies of the virus in dozens of interviews.
The model was made with a 3D printer also reveals what the Smithsonian’s announcement calls”the different components of this SARS-CoV-2 virion (the complete, infectious form of the virus), including the spike protein.”

Fauci showed off his new medal in a movie call Tuesday night, calling it”an extraordinary and humbling” honor.”This was a terrible year in so many respects,” he said. “Decades from now, people will be talking about the experience that we went through.”After serving as the beleaguered and frequently sidelined face of the Trump administration’s COVID response, Fauci was kept as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden.

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