Photo: Getty ImagesTop US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci says he did not agree to be featured in an ad by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and his comments were taken out of context. "I can't imagine that anybody could be doing more," the ad shows Fauci saying. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh defended the ad in a statement on Sunday, saying the words from Fauci "are accurate, and directly from Dr. Fauci’s mouth. "As Dr. Fauci recently testified in the Senate, President Trump took the virus seriously from the beginning, acted quickly, and saved lives,” Murtaugh's statement added. On Friday, Fauci described a Sept. 26 White House event, after which several attendees including Trump, tested positive for the virus, as a "superspreader event."

Source: Otago Daily Times October 11, 2020 22:18 UTC