Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, has announced that he plans to leave those jobs in December 2022.
Fauci has been the face of the COVID-19 response for both the Trump and Biden administrations. He also served under five other presidents as the country fought HIV/AIDS, West Nile virus, the anthrax attacks, pandemic influenza, various bird influenza threats, Ebola and Zika through the past four decades.
He stressed that he isn’t retiring, but simply pursuing “the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field."
In that endeavor, he wants to “inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats," he said.
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Fox News August 22, 2022