Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down in December
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Dr. Anthony Fauci announced he will step down as the White House chief medical adviser in December, but stressed he is "not retiring."
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"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."