Fauci, first lady, military leaders urge dubious military families to get the facts on COVID-19 vaccine February 4 Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, participate in a town hall. (screenshot via YouTube) After their recent poll showed that more than half of military families don’t plan to get the COVID-19 vaccination, Blue Star Families brought in the big guns — including Dr. Anthony Fauci, first lady Jill Biden, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Hollyanne — to urge military families to get the facts before making their decisions.