Dr Fauci bobbleheads, shirts and socks go on sale and a petition is launched to make the immunologist, 79, People's Sexiest Man of the Year as fans hail him a hero for trying to flatten the coronavirus curve
- Dr Fauci has become a household name in recent weeks after he was recruited to The White House Coronavirus Task Force
- Fans have started selling figurines, socks and mugs with Fauci's face on them
- One woman has even launched campaign to have Fauci named People Sexiest Man of the Year
- Fauci laughed off the online petition Thursday, calling it 'kind of crazy'
Anthony Fauci's face is being splashed across a range of new products, as millions of Americans hail the doctor a hero for trying to flatten the coronavirus curve.
The infectious diseases expert, 79, is a member of The White House Coronavirus Task Force and has been providing the public with regular updates on the COVID-19 outbreak.
In recent weeks, Dr Fauci has been depicted as a foil to President Trump for the contrasting ways in which they discuss the virus and its impacts on the American people.
While Trump frequently downplayed the seriousness of COVID-19, many have became fans of Facui for the more measured way he talks about the disease - leading them to create a range merchandise in his honor.
'He isn't trying to spin things,' co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum Phil Sklar said Thursday.
A range of Dr Anthony Fauci merchandise has now gone up for sale as the infectious diseases expert wins a legion of fans during the coronavirus crisis
Anthony Fauci's face is being splashed across a range of new products, as millions of Americans hail the doctor a hero for trying to flatten the coronavirus curve
'He isn't trying to make people happy and tell him what they want to hear. He's actually telling them, you know, how he sees it as an expert. And I think that's really what we need him this time.'
Sklar's company has now created a bobblehead in Fauci's honor, which is available for pre-sale.
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Sklar said the bobblehead museum plans to donate $5 from every $25 Fauci bobblehead that's sold to the American Hospital Association, in support of that group's effort to get masks and other personal protective equipment for health care workers.
'Hopefully it does help a lot of people through the donation and also brings a smile to people's faces as we all could also use something to smile about right now,' he stated.
Elsewhere, Fauci's face has been plastered onto socks, mugs and prayer candles by fans.
In recent weeks, Dr Fauci has been depicted as a foil to President Trump for the contrasting ways in which they discuss the virus and its impacts on the American people
Facui's face has been plastered onto mugs and buttons by fans of the top doctor
Scott Christopher, who sells Dr. Anthony Fauci Prayer Candles on his Etsy shop, told CNN Wednesday that he 'greatly admires and appreciates all the work Fauci has done to further research in the field of HIV'.
Meanwhile, Jermaine Cooper, an owner at Custom Face Designs, told CNN that she has started selling Facui socks, because the doctor 'is a sign of hope for all of us'.
Elsewhere, one admirer has started a Change.org petition to have Fauci named People magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year.
'His comforting and intelligent demeanor has helped to lessen our national anxiety. He speaks truth to power, a strength few have at this time. His kind face and manner of speaking bring calm during the storm,' petition creator Sandra Martin wrote.
More than 800 people have signed the petition as of Thursday .
When asked about it by Gayle King on CBS This Morning, Facui laughed it off, stating: 'It's really kind of crazy'.
'We try not to pay attention to that focus on that responsibility and the job that we have,' he added.
Indeed, Dr Fauci has an enormous job ahead of him, as the coronavirus crisis worsens across the United States.
As of Thursday evening, more than 236,000 Americans have tested positive to COVID-19, and more than 5,000 have died.
One admirer has started a Change.org petition to have Fauci named People magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year
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