Posted on 08/22/22
| News Source: FOX News
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Monday that he will step down from his post as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as the President Biden's chief medical adviser in December to "pursue the next chapter" of his career, stressing that he is "not retiring."
"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," Fauci said in a statement Monday. "I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career."
"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," Fauci said. "I am very proud of our many accomplishments."
Fauci has served as NIAID director for the past 38 years, and has served under seven presidents, beginning with President Ronald Reagan "on newly emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats including HIV/AIDS, West Nile virus, the anthrax attacks, pandemic influenza, various bird influenza threats, Ebola and Zika, among others, and, of course, most recently the COVID-19 pandemic."
"I am particularly proud to have served as the Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden since the very first day of his administration," Fauci said.
"While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring," Fauci stressed, saying that "after more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field."