Julia Roberts interviews Antony Fauci on Instagram
Often at odds with Trump, so much so that the president wanted to remove him from the White House task force on coronavirus, Antony Fauci is certainly one of the leading experts in infectious diseases. He was responsible for the imposition of the lockdown in a country that has exceeded 90 thousand victims - more than the war in Vietnam. But if until some time ago we saw him starring almost every day in the news and interviews on American TV and streaming channels, since Trump tries to shift the world's attention from the health emergency to the need for an economic reopening, his voice has become more feeble.
Here then is Julia Roberts trying to give him space. IS interviews him on his Instagram profile, in OneCampaign's #PassTheMic series - amazing how IG accounts are becoming a source of information to monitor:
"This is a great emotion for me," said Roberts very admired by the expertise of Dr. Fauci at the beginning of the interview. First ritual question, of course: How are you doctor? The scientist's reply: "Pretty well, I guess ... since the beginning of the pandemic, the lack of constant sleep has left me a bit". "
And the conversation continues. "I'm sorry, doctor, but you're not allowed to collapse. She is the only individual who cannot fall apart right now. He is my personal hero, just having a little corner of his time is such a joy for me. "
ONE Campaign's #PassTheMic is an initiative designed precisely to highlight the work of frontline healthcare professionals and experts who fight the coronavirus pandemic harnessing the power of social media, especially the accounts of the most famous celebs like Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman, Shailene Woodley and Danai Gurira, among others.
The focus of the interview was on the whole world response to the coronavirus, but of course Julia Roberts and Dr. Fauci discussed a lot about how things are going in America, where Covid-19-related deaths exceeded 91,000.
"The lockdown has worked, but it's not enough," said Dr. Fauci who continues to ask for a cautious approach to reopening. "If we look at the pandemic curve in our country, it is not yet the time to tempt fate and let ourselves be guided by chance."
No direct references to Trump, but the disappointment of some of his recent statements was very clear in the air: " We want big stadiums full of people ", the president said on Sunday in an interview. "We want to go back to normal with the large crowds, standing one on top of the other, having fun."
In the conversation with Fauci, however, Roberts wondered how to help people accept the fact that "normalcy will never be what it used to be. And then to go ahead with a positive approach anyway ". This is precisely the way forward according to the scientist. We must move towards a new normality more aware of our being truly fragile towards this virus, while learning to appreciate everything we have learned. In short, it takes a constructive and conscious approach.
Here the complete interview
