Anthony Fauci will step down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical adviser to President Joe
Anthony Fauci will step down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, reported BBC. Dr Fauci, who served as director of the NIAID for 38 years, said he would leave both positions in December to “pursue the next chapter” of his career. “It has been the honour of a lifetime to have led the NIAID,” Dr Fauci, 81, said in a statement. He became the face of the nation’s Covid-19 response during the pandemic. On Monday, Mr Biden thanked him for his “spirit, energy, and scientific integrity”. “The United States of America is stronger, more resilient, and healthier because of him,” the president wrote in a statement, reported BBC.
In July, Dr Fauci said he would retire before the end of Mr Biden’s current term. Dr Fauci first joined the National Institutes of Health in 1968, when Lyndon Johnson was president. He was appointed to director of the NIAID, the infectious national disease branch, in 1984, while the AIDS epidemic raged. He has served under seven presidents since, from Republican Ronald Reagan to Democrat Joe Biden. It wasn’t until 2020, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, that he became the most famous doctor in America. Dr Fauci became a frequent media presence in the US and abroad as he emerged as the face of America’s fight against coronavirus. He also became polarising figure during that time, as reported by BBC.
Watch against contagion
In the last 24 hours 453 new cases of contagion and 3 deaths caused by Covid 19 were reported by State and Health Authorities. Contagion is being watched in Guanajuato and cases of contagion reported are over 450 in the last 24 hours, while there were 3 deaths reported. Authorities maintain the color of activities in the GREEN easing restrictions on activities, both leisure and work.
State Health Authorities insist that Guanajuato should maintain health protection.
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