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As Dr. Anthony Fauci prepares to retire from government employment Saturday, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary argued the nation’s leading immunologist leaves behind a record of “failure” in Washington following the COVID-19 pandemic.
“His track record on running NIAID, our National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is that of a total failure,” Makary said on “Fox & Friends” Friday.
Fauci served as chief medical adviser to President Biden during COVID-19 but has faced scrutiny over his handling of the national response to the virus.
“People forget that he was the head of our National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the report card on that agency is pretty bad after this pandemic. Now, people are angry with Dr. Fauci for his changing recommendations,” Makary said.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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“Really, it’s just a symptom of a much larger and deeper problem. And that is the failure of this agency to do prompt research quickly to answer the big controversies in real-time.”
Despite pushback from critics over his wavering guidance on masks, vaccines and the virus itself, Fauci said he has no regrets from his time in government.
“I’m the first to admit I’m far from perfect. But when you say do over, you know, I really can’t see something that I would do completely over,” Fauci said during an interview with the Washington Post earlier this month.
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While Fauci may not admit any regrets, Makary argued decisions such as downplaying the role of natural immunity in battling COVID…
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