On Call, Dr. Anthony Fauci's memoir, is a riveting read that ricochets through infectious disease challenges since the early 1980s. It concludes with the most insidious of afflictions – the ignorance of how science works that led to threats to his life and the safety of his family during COVID.
Dr. Fauci has saved many millions of lives, as a physician-scientist for decades as well as through the legions of medical workers he's trained. And what a joy to read a memoir that the author clearly wrote! I loathe the politico tell-alls that are magically written, edited, and published in mere months, thanks to ghostwriters.
On Call was a trip back in time for me. It opens at the dawn of HIV/AIDS, just after I got my PhD in genetics and started my writing career. I've included links to some of my articles, where relevant.
To continue reading, go to DNA Science blog at PLoS, where this post first appeared.