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Fauci retires from NIAID / federal service

After Aug 2022 announcement, Fauci stepped down end of 2022. Oversight venue shifted toward House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Statement by Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. (NIH news release)
Tier 2 · other · Aug 22 2022 statement: stepping down in December 2022
Fauci to step down after decades as top US infection expert (AP)
Tier 3 · news · AP coverage with 54-years detail and Biden statement

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