Anthony Fauci, the disease expert who helped lead America’s pandemic response, tests positive for COVID-19

• Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. 
• Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has been vaccinated and boosted twice.
• Fauci helped lead America's pandemic response.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced on Wednesday. 

Fauci — who is the nation's top infectious disease expert and leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — has been vaccinated and boosted twice and is "currently experiencing mild symptoms," the agency said.

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