FAUCI SAYS NO MASKS

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that changes in vaccine distribution could be necessary depending on what happens in the next few weeks. Patrick Semansky/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Health experts warned that the coronavirus pandemic would get worse before it got better. And that is happening. December was the deadliest month of the pandemic in the United States. The vaccines have made people optimistic, but the process has been slow. Dr. Anthony Fauci — head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, who will be President-elect Joe Biden's chief medical adviser — said Thursday that the initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been slow because it came during the holiday period.