Fauci says protocols to protect Biden 'pretty strong' amid rash of Covid cases
Source: The Guardian
Fauci says protocols to protect Biden ‘pretty strong’ amid rash of Covid cases
‘It’s going to be a person’s decision about the individual risk,’ says president’s chief medical adviser after spate of positive tests in DC
Martin Pengelly in New York
@MartinPengelly
Sun 10 Apr 2022 17.33 BST
A rash of coronavirus infections among elites in Washington that came close to Joe Biden shows a new reality facing Americans including the president, his chief medical adviser said: that life will involve daily decisions about individual risk from Covid.
“It’s going to be a person’s decision about the individual risk they’re going to take,” Dr Anthony Fauci told ABC’s This Week, adding that protocols protecting the president were “pretty strong”.
Fauci and his host, Jonathan Karl, both attended last weekend’s Gridiron Dinner, a staple of the Washington social scene at which politicians, appointees and those who cover them gather for satirical speeches and roasts.
Senior lawmakers who attended events with Biden were among those infected, prompting questions to Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, about how well the 79-year-old president was protected.
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