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Photo: J. Scott Applewhite-Pool (Getty Images)Long-time public health official Anthony Fauci is set to retire from government soon. Fauci said Monday that he will leave his current roles as an advisor to the White House and a leading official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) come this December.The 81-year-old Fauci has been open about his plans to exit the stage sooner rather than later. As recently as July, Fauci stated that he would retire before the end of President Biden’s first…

Anthony Fauci, the renowned physician-scientist who has led the $6.3 billion National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for nearly 4 decades and since early 2020 has been the U.S. government’s voice of scientific reason during the COVID-19 pandemic, will step down from government service in December. Fauci, 81, had said in recent interviews that he planned to retire from the government by the end of President Joe Biden’s administration, but did not give a…

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, plans to step down from his roles running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and advising the White House as its chief medical advisor at the end of the year, he announced Monday.Fauci, 81, has become a household fixture during the Covid-19 pandemic, battling back…

Anthony Fauci leaving after the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the James Brady Briefing Room on April 10, 2020.Image: Alex Wong (Getty Images)Anthony Fauci, perhaps the most well-known public health figure in America, has contacted covid-19. Health officials said Wednesday afternoon that the 81-year-old Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, reportedly for the first time. He’s said to be experiencing mild symptoms currently.Fauci is the long-time director of the National Institute of…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Life PMN Health PMN Entertainment Author of the article: Reuters Hyonhee Shin and Minwoo Park Article content SEOUL — At 9:30 a.m. every day this week, a soft-spoken official has appeared on North Korean television to report the number of people with fever and new deaths, and to explain measures to stop North Korea’s first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak. The little-known official, Ryu Yong Chol, has become the public face of the isolated…