This will make all the anti-vaxxers and Covid-deniers happy. P.S. -- they can thank me for relaying the "good news". Fauci says he plans to retire by end of Biden's current term https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/18/politics/anthony-fauci-retirement-plans/index.html Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's current term in office, the government's top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday. Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser and has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, said he does not currently have a specific retirement date in mind nor has he started the process of retiring. "I have said that for a long time," Fauci said of his plans to leave government before the end of Biden's current term, which ends in January 2025. "By the time we get to the end of Biden's first term, I will very likely (retire)," Fauci said. Politico published an interview with Fauci on Monday in which Fauci said he did not expect to remain in government until coronavirus is eradicated, because he said, "I think we're going to be living with this" for years to come. Fauci told CNN's "At This Hour" later Monday that though his recent comments on retirement were interpreted as announcing a retirement plan, he just meant "that it is extremely unlikely -- in fact, for sure -- that I am not going to be here beyond January 2025." Fauci said that he feels like he's established a good system at NIAID to facilitate a smooth transition at the agency and wants to pursue other career opportunities once he eventually leaves. "Everybody in a position of any influence in my institute, I handpick. So it's something that I've been working on now for four decades. So we have a good system in place," Fauci told CNN's Kate Bolduan. "Obviously, you can't go on forever. I do want to do other things in my career, even though I'm at a rather advanced age. I have the energy and the passion to continue to want to pursue other aspects of my professional career and I'm going to do that some time. I'm not exactly sure when, but I don't see myself being in this job to the point where I can't do anything else after that." At 81, Fauci has served more than five decades under seven presidents, advising every American president since Ronald Reagan. In his time as director of the NIAID, Fauci has helped lead the federal public health response to the HIV/AIDS crisis, Ebola, the Zika virus and anthrax scares. But he was thrust into the national spotlight at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, emerging as a key voice in public health during the Trump administration. Fauci and then-President Donald Trump publicly disagreed on how to approach the pandemic, what the correct message was for the American people and how to balance reopening with preventing further contagion. Through it all, Trump insisted he respected Fauci but disagreed with his approach. But at their relationship's low point, Trump suggested he was considering firing the doctor. Attacks from Trump's allies led to enhanced security for Fauci. In 2020, Fauci told CNN's Sanjay Gupta he had to get security protection after his family received death threats and harassment. Fauci told "At This Hour" on Monday that political pressures did not play into his decision to eventually leave his role. "It has nothing to do with pressures, nothing to do with all of the other nonsense that you hear about, all the barbs, the slings and the arrows. That has no influence on me," he said. Fauci said last November that he only expected to leave his role when the Covid-19 outbreak was "in the rearview mirror." "I'm the director of the institute that has now been very important in the basic research in leading to the drugs that will now have an important impact in the treatment of Covid-19. That's what I do," Fauci told CBS' "Sunday Morning." "So, I'm going to keep doing that until this Covid-19 outbreak is in the rearview mirror, regardless of what anybody says about me, or wants to lie and create crazy fabrications because of political motivations."
Fauci will retire when his book is finished and he is ready to go out on book tour. Probably about next June 1 or so. He would like to stay later into Biden's term and then bail out at the end of his term, but he has to get out on the book tour while covid is still getting attention. Covid will be around forever but people's eyes are beginning to glaze over. Not good for book sales.
Like he put AIDS in the rearview mirror, but AIDS still is not cured, fucking 40 years later. And COVID? "Don't buy masks people. We need them for first responders." Sure. As if hospital nurses are going to Home Depot to buy masks. "I think it would be helpful if we wore two masks." Wait, what about the masks for the first responders? Good riddance. He's just a mouthpiece.
Anthony Fauci Says If We Could Do It Again, COVID-19 Restrictions Would Be 'Much, Much More Stringent' The White House's coronavirus adviser answered questions about mask mandates, gain of function research, and more. https://reason.com/2022/07/25/anthony-fauci-interview-covid-restrictions-masks/
‘Go Ahead’: Fauci Dismisses Rand Paul’s Threat to Launch Investigation on Him if GOP Wins in November https://www.mediaite.com/tv/go-ahea...investigation-on-him-if-gop-wins-in-november/ My records are an open book. They are talking about things that are really bizarre, like crimes against democracy by shutting down the government. All I have ever done — and go back and look at everything I’ve ever done — was to recommend common sense, good, CDC-recommended public health policies that have saved millions of lives. If you wanna investigate me for that, go ahead.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, face of the nation's pandemic health response, to step down in December https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/08/22/dr-anthony-fauci-step-down/7864803001/ Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, announced Monday he intends to retire from government service in December after four decades of work advising seven presidents. Fauci, who also serves as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a statement he will be leaving both positions "to pursue the next chapter" of his 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. I am very proud of our many accomplishments," he said. In July, Fauci had said he intended to retire before the end of Biden's current term. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauci advised President Donald Trump and Biden, as well as a weary country, during a time of uncertainty over the virus. He held a similar role as a public figure on infectious disease for viral epidemics including HIV, SARS, swine flu, Zika, Ebola and avian influenza.
"Next chapter of his life" a/k/a his book tour. Hope he wears his mask and gets his 18th booster shot.
He should write an expansive book. His work through the decades will help future leaders in his field better navigate the ups and downs. It’s a shame you all on the right drag people like Fauci. He did some things bad and some things good. Hopefully his book is honest. I will definitely read it because he was a decision maker and a person of consequence. His insight into the social and political upheavals around HIV and Covid while trying to lead is invaluable.
Read Dr. Anthony Fauci's Resignation Letter https://www.newsweek.com/anthony-fauci-donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-fate-1497607 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced on Monday that he'll resign from his position in December. Fauci, who has advised every president since Ronald Reagan, faced criticism throughout the pandemic for his response to COVID-19. He has been the subject of criticism for his evolving stance on masks and herd immunity, and much of the criticism focused heavily on his early dismissal of the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a lab. Fauci has stood by his response to the pandemic and in his resignation letter, he said he won't be retiring but will be moving on. "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," he said. "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." Read Dr. Anthony Fauci's resignation letter: 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. 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 have worked with – and learned from – countless talented and dedicated people in my own laboratory, at NIAID, at NIH and beyond. To them I express my abiding respect and gratitude. Over the past 38 years as NIAID Director, I have had the enormous privilege of serving under and advising seven Presidents of the United States, 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. While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring. 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. 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. Over the coming months, I will continue to put my full effort, passion and commitment into my current responsibilities, as well as help prepare the Institute for a leadership transition. NIH is served by some of the most talented scientists in the world, and I have no doubt that I am leaving this work in very capable hands. Thanks to the power of science and investments in research and innovation, the world has been able to fight deadly diseases and help save lives around the globe. I am proud to have been part of this important work and look forward to helping to continue to do so in the future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Joe Biden put Fauci at the helm of his COVID-19 response, fulfilling a pledge he made on the campaign trail. Although he Fauci's resignation, Biden praised him for his work over the years and reiterated that he had faith in the decisions he made during the pandemic. The release of thousands of pages of emails Fauci sent and received during the early months of the pandemic heightened skepticism of his ability to lead the response. GOP legislators called for him to be fired, citing that he was untrustworthy because of his changing opinions on the response and connections to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Conservative commentator Candace Owens took it a step further and advocated for him to face jail time. One of the main sticking points critics have with Fauci is his initial push for people to not wear masks. In the early days of the pandemic, Fauci advised against mask-wearing for the general public, but by April, he was pushing for everyone to mask up and later said two masks would be even more effective and that mask-wearing could become a seasonal fad. While critics used this to target Fauci for being a proponent of government overreach, he has made no moves to apologize. He told Insider in July that he doesn't regret telling people not to wear masks early on, in part because of the shortage America saw with personal protective equipment. He also defended his evolving stance as being rooted in increased knowledge of the virus and how it spreads. Calls to fire Fauci didn't start when Biden took office and rumors swirled that he would be ousted while former President Donald Trump was still in the White House. Having pushed back against some of the former president's claims about a new coronavirus outbreak, there was speculation that Fauci was pushing Trump over the edge given the president's penchant for loyalty. For months, Fauci and the White House denied that his position was at risk, but he and Trump regularly traded jabs. At a rally, Trump called Fauci a "nice man," but said he was "wrong on a lot regarding the pandemic." Days earlier, Fauci told The Washington Post that the U.S. could not "possibly be positioned more poorly" going into fall and winter when people are gathering indoors. He added that the country was in for a "whole lot of hurt" unless there was an "abrupt change" in public health practices and behaviors. His comments were direct contradictions of the president, who said America was turning the coroner and criticized Biden for predicting a "dark winter." The two also sparred on reopening plans, treatments for COVID-19 and the ability to have a vaccine before the November election. In April of 2020, Trump retweeted a comment that included the hashtag "FireFauci." At the time, Fauci defended Trump as a man who "listened" to what he and the other members of the task force said and took recommendations when Fauci offered them. However, after Biden took office, Fauci said he felt "liberated" to vocalize his true opinions without repercussions. Following the announcement of his resignation, some encouraged Republicans to continue to pursue an investigation into Fauci.