'Dr. Fauci' brings a vaccine update and thirsty fans to the 'Saturday Night Live' cold open

Kate McKinnon steps into the shoes of Anthony Fauci, America's favorite leading infectious disease expert.
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'Dr. Fauci' brings a vaccine update and thirsty fans to the 'Saturday Night Live' cold open
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Congratulations to Dr. Anthony Fauci on having officially made it.

Yes, Fauci is an accomplished immunologist with more than two decades of experience at the National Institute of Health. Yes, he's a renowned infectious disease expert whose knowledge has been invaluable in the fights against AIDS/HIV, ebola, and now COVID-19. But on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, Fauci hit his biggest milestone yet: A Kate McKinnon impression.

Saturday Night Live's master comic stepped into the good doctor's persona for a cold open parody of a vaccine update, delivered by Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx (Chloe Fineman), a fellow key figure in the U.S. coronavirus response. Fauci's terrible pitch gets mentioned. A bra is thrown. Fauci's star has fully risen. Welcome to the high life, doc.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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