The United States' top infectious disease official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has received a monetary Israeli prize worth $1 million. Fauci is among six other researchers who received two additional $1 million prizes for their contributions to health and medicine. The Dan David prize said it honored Fauci for his career in public health, as well as "speaking truth to power" during the politicized COVID-19 pandemic. The prize was affiliated with Tel Aviv University, according to an NPR report. The other Dan David Prizes were shared this year by other health and medicine historians namely Dr. Alison Bashford, Dr. Katharine Park and Dr. Keith A. Wailoo in the Past category; and Dr. Zelig Eshhar, Dr. Carl June and Dr. Steven Rosenberg.