WE'RE BACK WITH DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.

DOCTOR, ONE IN FOUR ADULTS HAS RECEIVED THEIR FIRST VACCINE

DOSE.

OBVIOUSLY, THE VACCINES ARE ROLLING OUT FASTER THAN WE'D

ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.

IF YOU HAD TO PICK BETWEEN THE THREE VACCINES THAT ARE

AVAILABLE TO US NOW, THE PFIZER, THE MODERNA, OR THE JOHNSON &

JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?

>> NO, I DON'T, STEPHEN.

I-- I WOULD PICK THE ONE THAT WAS THE MOST READILY AVAILABLE

TO ME.

ALL THREE OF THEM ARE HIGHLY EFFICACIOUS.

THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS.

YOU KNOW, COLD STORAGE, ONE DOSE VERSUS TWO DOSE.

BUT IF I WALKED INTO A CLINIC AND I WANTED TO GET VACCINATED

AND SOMEONE SAID, "YOU COULD HAVE THIS VACCINE NOW OR WAIT A

FEW WEEKS FOR THE NEXT ONE," THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET

VACCINATED AS QUICKLY AS YOU POSIBLY CAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT

YOURSELVES, YOUR FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO I-- I DON'T HAVE ANY FAVORITE.

I HAPPEN TO TAKE THE MODERNA, BECAUSE IN THE CLINIC AT THE

N.I.H., WHERE I AM, THAT WAS THE ONE THEY SHIPPED TO US.

BUT IF THEY HAD SHIPPED ANOTHER ONE, I WOULD HAVE READILY TAKEN

THAT.

>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE MOST EFFECTIVELY DELIVERS

BILL GATES' BRAIN-CONTROLLING MICROCHIP?

>> WELL, THERE ARE A COUPLE.

ONE MICROCHIP FROM ME, AND ONE MICROCHIP FROM BILL.

IT DEPEND -- >> Stephen: GOOD, I CAN'T WAIT

TO BE TURNED INTO YOUR ROBOT ARMY.

HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO BE LIVING WITH THIS CORONAVIRUS?

ARE WE GOING TO TAMP IT DOWN OR ARE WE GOING TO WIPE IT OUT?

>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, STEPHEN.

I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

WHEN YOU DEAL WITH VIRUSES THERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN DO IT.

YOU CAN EITHER CONTROL IT, YOU CAN ELIMINATE IT OR YOU CAN

ERADICATE IT.

WE HAVE ONLY ERADICATED ONE HUMAN VIRUS AND THAT'S SMALLPOX.

WE HAVE ELIMINATED SEVERAL FROM COUNTRIES.

LIKE, WE'VE ELIMINATED POLIO FROM THE UNITED STATES.

WE HAVEN'T ERADICATED IT, BUT WE'VE LIMITED IT.

WE HAVE CONTROLLED OTHER VIRUSES.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS AT LEAST SOMETHING BETWEEN CONTROL

AND ELIMINATION.

I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO ERADICATE IT, BECAUSE THERE ARE

SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE INFECTED WITH IT NOW.

BUT LET'S MAKE THAT AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL, TO ERADICATE

IT.

BUT TO AT LEAST CONTROL IT AND TO HOPEFULLY ELIMINATE IT IN

MOST OF THE COUNTRIES.

>> Stephen: WELL, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS PAST YEAR

HAS MEANT TO YOU PERSONALLY.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE SORT OF THING THAT YOU'VE WORKED YOUR

ENTIRE LIFE TO TRY TO COMBAT.

THIS IS-- THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TRAINED-- TRAINED FOR.

BUT IT'S ALSO MEANT THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR, YOU'VE GONE FROM

BEING THIS GUY TO A LOT OF PEOPLE...

TO BEING THIS GUY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

DO YOU-- DO YOU ENJOY BEING AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED DOCTOR

RIGHT NOW?

>> WELL, I CERTAINLY WANT TO BE TRUSTED.

I DON'T NECESSARILY DWELL ON THE ATTENTION THAT I'VE GOTTEN.

>> Stephen: SO BEING ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN ALIVE IN

"PEOPLE" MAGAZINE WASN'T PLEASURABLE AT ALL?

YOU'RE UNDER OATH, SIR.

I WILL REMIND YOU THAT YOU'RE UNDER OATH.

>> STEPHEN, BRIEFLY IT WAS SORT OF AN INTERESTING CONCEPT.

WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE TRUTH, BEING SOMEWHAT

OF A REALISTIC PERSON, I THEN GET BACK TO MY JOB.

>> Stephen: DO YOU-- ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE VERB

"FAUCIING?" >> I HEARD IT RECENTLY, YES.

THAT'S WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY'RE

NOT WEARING A MASH OR SOMETHING.

YOU "FAUCI" THEM.

>> Stephen: AS I SAID, YOU ARE SORT OF AMERICA'S DOCTOR RIGHT

NOW.

PEOPLE LOOK TO YOU FOR ADVICE AND FOR CALM.

WHO IS YOUR DR. FAUCI?

WHO DO YOU TURN TO?

>> YOU KNOW, MY DR. FAUCI, UNQUESTIONABLE, HAS BEEN THAT

WAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, IS MY WIFE, CHRISTINE GRADY, WHO IS

ALSO WORKS AT THE N.I.H.

SHE'S THE CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF-- OF BIOETHICS.

AND SHE'S REALLY GOT A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON REALITY.

I MEAN, SHE REALLY IS ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WHEN-- THERE WAS A

TIME IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I WAS JUST WEARING MYSELF DOWN THEY

COULDN'T EVEN BARELY MOVE.

I WAS WORKING 21 HOURS A DAY.

AND SHE KIND OF GRABBED ME AND SAID, "YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A

MARATHON.

WE'RE NOT-- WE'RE NOT IN A SPRINT.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME SLEEP AND OCCASIONALLY

EAT."

SO SHE-- SHE'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, WONDERFUL.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER QUICK BREAK, BUT WHEN WE

COME BACK, I'LL ASK DR. FAUCI WHEN HE AND I CAN HIT THE CLUBS

AGAIN.

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