Fauci’s Role

Thank you for Neil Swidey’s interview with Dr. Fauci (“Q&A: Anthony Fauci on COVID, Political Division, and the One Thing He’d Have Done Differently,” February 26). I always appreciate Fauci’s honest, wise perspective. It’s sad and shameful that this dedicated scientist has to worry about his family’s safety and have a security detail.

Elaine Gottlieb

Cambridge

For both his work on HIV and COVID, Fauci is a hero. He has made extraordinary contributions to public health. He is a brilliant scientist who has dedicated himself to research that has literally saved millions of lives. lpale posted on bostonglobe.com

We didn’t know at the start of COVID what exactly was safe behavior — and we still don’t totally know now. Fauci (with some mistakes — the guy is human) was generally trying to help folks find the best knowledge at the time, while facing blatant political interference, and while understanding there was, and is, a huge amount of room for interpretation and assessment. 128-at-93 posted on bostonglobe.com

I disagree with how Fauci handled the pandemic after the vaccines were generally available; prior to that he was in a situation where he was reacting to events as they happened and was trying to make decisions to keep as many people safe as possible. Was there some overreaction? No doubt . . . . Nevertheless, on balance, the world is a much better place for his service and I suspect most of us would envy a career so impactful to mankind. Any mistakes he may have made weren’t borne of malevolence.

mike343499 posted on bostonglobe.com

It makes me very sad and angry reading that Dr. Fauci’s family has to be constantly guarded and has been harassed and threatened. This is the result of conspiracy theory and disinformation, which we deal with constantly. To make a hard-working scientist who tells the truth live in fear makes my heart ache for this country.

Patricia Konkle Burlington