DR. FAUCI: In April, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobblehead of Dr. Fauci, who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
The Brooklyn, New York, native was a central figure on global health issues like HIV/AIDS, Ebola and Zika. He also has made numerous contributions to research and his portfolio at the agency includes the treatment of various immune-mediated and infectious diseases, including respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis and malaria.
Dr. Fauci has helped to influence decisions on where research should be directed while overseeing an agency with a budget of $5.9 billion. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S., by President George W. Bush in 2008. According to a 2019 analysis of Google Scholar citations, Dr. Fauci ranked as the 41st most highly cited researcher of all time.
Standing on a base bearing his name, the bobblehead featured Fauci wearing a suit and illustrating how the nation needs to “flatten the curve”. That bobblehead, which is individually numbered to 42,020, quickly became the best-selling bobblehead in the Hall of Fame and Museum’s history. The original Dr. Fauci bobblehead completely sold out and raised over $200,000 for the Protect the Heroes Campaign in support of the 100 Million Mask Challenge and related initiatives to keep front line health care workers protected.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is now unveiling two new Dr. Fauci bobbleheads to continue raising funds for the campaign and to satisfy the continued demand for Dr. Fauci Bobbleheads.
The first new bobblehead commemorates the “facepalm” while the second features the original bobblehead design with a red tie. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum will continue to donate $5 from every Dr. Fauci Bobblehead sold to the American Hospital Association’s Protect the Heroes Campaign.
Both new bobbleheads are only available for pre-order through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. Both new bobbleheads are scheduled to ship in October.
