In a speech at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Anthony Fauci encouraged graduates to spearhead societal change. He reflected on the growing anti-science rhetoric influenced by social media as a significant concern. Fauci expressed his deep connection to the Bay Area, dating back to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, where he collaborated closely with local medical professionals. Emphasizing the crucial role of vaccination, Fauci raised alarms about vaccine skepticism amid a resurgence of diseases like measles, highlighting the urgency for young leaders to advocate for science and public health.
"You are the generation that can bring us together. You have been trained at an outstanding institution, and you have the right stuff to make it happen," Fauci said.
"There is an anti-science flavor in this country that was a little bit many years ago but now is amplified by social media, becoming really a problem," he said.
"I have a special affinity for the Bay Area. It goes back to the early 1980s," Fauci said.
"I got very much involved with my colleagues here at San Francisco General Hospital, who have been my colleagues and friends for decades now working on the very first cases during those very painful years," Fauci said.
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