
Dr. Fauci has announced he plans to retire by the end of President Biden’s current term, which ends in January 2025.
The infectious-disease expert, who led the Biden administration’s Covid-response, confirmed the news to CNN Monday. He did not specify a departure date.
“I have said that for a long time,” Fauci told the outlet of his repeated teasings of retirement. “By the time we get to the end of Biden’s first term, I will very likely [retire].”
While it was once the doctor’s explicit goal to preside over the national strategy to eliminate COVID-19 from the population, he has recently accepted that the disease may be endemic and present for the foreseeable future.