Dr. Anthony Fauci: Nina Pham Is Now Ebola-Free

"Our patient Nina Pham is free of Ebola virus. We know that because we have multiple determinations that she fells well as she looks extraordinarily well. I want to first tell you what a great pleasure and in many respects a privilege it has been for me and the staff here of the Clinical studies unit, the Special clinical studies unit, to have the opportunity to treat and care for and get to know such an extraordinarily courageous and lovely person.

She, as an individual is extraordinary, but she also represents the nurses and health care workers who is put themselves on the line and put themselves in a risk to take care of people who are in such need. So I’m going to introduce and bring her here, but before I do, I want to have a shout-out to a few people and individuals.

First, thank you very much to the doctors and nurses of Texas Presbyterian who took such good care of her before they sent her to us. I also want to have a recognition for the extraordinary staff of doctors and nurses here in our own Clinical studies unit who did an extraordinary job of taking care of Nina. And Nina is very sensitive about the role of nurses because she is such a devoted nurse. So as a tribute to her, I am wearing the colors of her nursing school, Texas Christian. So we should have a shout-out for Texas Christian for training such an extraordinary individual."