Fauci won a $1 million award from the Israeli Dan David Foundation for courageously defending science during the coronavirus pandemic.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)TEL AVIV ā Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for ādefending scienceā and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The Israel-based Dan David Foundation on Monday named President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser as the winner of one of three prizes.
AdBiden's election, Fauci said, was āliberating.āThe 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 āpresent,ā in the field of public health, the foundation said.