Time - USA (2020-12-21)

64 Time December 21/December 28, 2020

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI AND FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS

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guardians puT Themselves on The line To defend The

ideals sacred to democracy. In 2020, they fought on many fronts.

In Washington, Dr. Anthony Fauci led not only the battle against

COVID-19 but also the fight for truth—clear, consistent messag-

ing being fundamental to public health. With steadfast integrity,

Fauci nudged, elided and gently corrected a President used to op-

erating in a reality of his own construction, buoyed by the fervent

repetition of lies.

On the front line against COVID-19, the world’s health care work-

ers displayed the best of humanity—selflessness, compassion,

stamina, courage—while protecting as much of it as they could. By

risking their lives every day for the strangers who arrived at their

workplace, they made conspicuous a foundational principle of both

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