“No, no, I’m not going to retire. I may step down from my current position at some time,” clarified Anthony Fauci, MD, after news outlets speculated about his potential retirement timeline.
He has previously spoken about his possible resignation in response to calls from Republican lawmakers who have criticized the handling of the pandemic. But he has said that his decision to leave his position wouldn’t be affected by political pressure or criticism from others, The Hill reported.
In the Politico interview published Monday, Fauci said he wouldn’t wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to end before retiring. “We’re in a pattern now. If somebody says, ‘You’ll leave when we don’t have COVID anymore,’ then I will be 105,” he said. “I think we’re going to be living with this.”that he doesn’t have a specific date in mind for his retirement and hasn’t begun the process of retiring, though he plans to leave his government position before the end of Biden’s current term in January 2025.
“I have said that for a long time,” he said. “By the time we get to the end of Biden’s first term, I will very likely [retire].”Politico: “Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid’s politicization behind him.”CNN: “Fauci says he plans to retire by end of Biden’s current term.”
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