Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will join Georgetown University's School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy as a distinguished university professor on July 1, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, Colorado, and Georgia.

• District of Columbia: Anthony Fauci, former director of the NIAID, will join Georgetown University's School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy starting July 1. Fauci will hold the role of distinguished university professor, Georgetown's highest professional honor for extraordinary achievements in scholarship, teaching, and service, and will teach in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases and the McCourt School of Public Policy. "This is a natural extension of my scientific, clinical, and public health career, which was initially grounded from my high school and college days where I was exposed to intellectual rigor, integrity and service-mindedness of Jesuit institutions," Fauci said in a statement. (Ives, New York Times, 6/27; Ravipati, Axios, 6/26)
• Colorado: Colorado health officials have initiated a new vaccination campaign as mpox returned to the state with four cases identified since May. Despite low numbers, the campaign aims to prevent a potential case surge during summer when events and congregation may facilitate the virus' spread. (Ingold, Colorado Sun, 6/26)
• Georgia: CDC on Friday announced it is now tracking several new COVID-19 variants including EU.1.1, a strain that emerged earlier this year and gained attention due to its rapid spread in some European countries. EU.1.1 is a descendant of the earlier XBB.1.5 variant and possesses additional mutations in its spike protein. Currently, CDC estimates that EU.1.1 represents 1.7% of COVID-19 cases across the United States, with a presence of up to 8.7% in areas spanning Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. It is too early to determine whether EU.1.1 will cause new or different symptoms. The majority of Americans are now believed to have antibodies from vaccination or previous infections, with reinfections contributing to a growing proportion of hospitalizations and deaths, according to CDC. (Tin, CBS News, 6/23)