Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1-million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Israeli-based Dan David Foundation on Monday named President Biden’s chief medical advisor as the winner of one of three prizes. In its statement, the private foundation did not mention former President Trump, who undermined Fauci’s follow-the-science approach to the pandemic. AdvertisementBiden’s election, Fauci said, was “liberating.”The Dan David Prize, established in 2000, gives $1-million awards in three categories each year for contributions addressing the past, present and future. Fauci won the prize for achievement in the “present,” in the field of public health, the foundation said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 15, 2021 20:03 UTC