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Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that he will be stepping down from his roles as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden this December.
He said, “I am announcing today that I will be stepping down from the positions of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as the position of Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden.”
“I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career. While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring.”
Fauci has been in government service for more than 50 years. He was appointed Director of the NIAID in 1984. He first joined the NIH in 1968 when he was 27-years-old.
He went on to say, “It has been the honor of a lifetime to have led the NIAID, an extraordinary institution, for so many years and through so many scientific and public health challenges.”
“I am very proud of our many accomplishments.”
“I am particularly proud to have served as the Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden since the very first day of his administration.”
“I want to use what I have learned as NIAID Director to continue to advance science and public health and to inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats,” Fauci said.
President Joe Biden had something to say after Fauci announced he would be stepping down.
Biden said, “His commitment to the work is unwavering, and he does it with an unparalleled spirit, energy, and scientific integrity.”
“As he leaves his position in the U.S. Government, I know the American people and the entire world will continue to benefit from Dr. Fauci’s expertise in whatever he does next.”
The Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said of Fauci, “His commitment to the work is unwavering, and he does it with an unparalleled spirit, energy, and scientific integrity.
“As he leaves his position in the U.S. Government, I know the American people and the entire world will continue to benefit from Dr. Fauci’s expertise in whatever he does next.”
Fauci’s name became very well known during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He frustrated many people with his inconsistent health protocols and procedures, most notably mask mandates and vaccine mandates.
He famously said at the beginning of the pandemic that masks were unnecessary, but quickly changed his tune.
“Right now in the United States, people should not be walking around in masks,” he said to LaPook in an interview on 60 Minutes.
Fauci said that he is not retiring, but moving on to a new chapter in his life after government service.
