Covid fightback: the critical role of HIV experts

The speed and cooperation of the Covid response has been honed by decades of dealing with the biggest pandemic the world has ever seen'

When Dr Anthony Fauci spoke at the 20th International Aids Conference in Melbourne in 2014, his appearance garnered little media attention.

Nearly seven years later, the HIV expert and director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has become a household name throughout the world as the adviser to the White House on the Covid-19 pandemic, appearing in the media daily and speaking plainly about the science and the nature of the virus.