• The polarizing now-ex head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as ex-Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, had previously announced that he would be stepping down at the “end of” December.
• That would mean he is no longer a federal employee as of Sunday, although no official announcement has been made yet.
• “While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring,” Fauci said in an August statement. “After more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field.”

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