Anthony Fauci says he's stepping down in December for "next chapter" of career
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Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's preeminent infectious disease expert who has served under seven presidents, said Monday that he will step down from his post in December to pursue the "next chapter" of his career.
"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.
He emerged as a household name at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, appearing at daily White House briefings to deliver sober updates about the deadly spread of the coronavirus. That role frequently put him at odds with former President Donald Trump, who went to great lengths to downplay the severity of the crisis, and other Republicans who heavily criticized him for pushing strict mitigation measures and accused him of trying to harm Trump politically.
