Anthony Fauci to step down as nation’s top infectious disease official
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases official for decades and a leading researcher on crises from HIV to Covid-19, announced Monday that he would be stepping down from his positions in December.
Fauci, 81, has led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, serving a line of presidents from both parties since the Reagan administration. He has also served as President Biden’s chief medical adviser since Biden took office. While Fauci has telegraphed that he was planning on leaving those roles in a matter of months, Monday’s announcement makes it official.
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