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Rob Stein

Fauci says he is not retiring yet and will make an announcement when the time comes

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical adviser and director of the NIAID, says he will leave his current position before the end of President Biden's first term, but he has not decided on an exact date. (Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he will step down from his current position before the end of President Biden's term, but is far from making an official announcement.

Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the president and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said before that there is a "finite element to his tenure," but an interview with Politico sparked reports of retirement for the nation's top infectious disease expert.

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