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The Journal.

An Exit Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News, Business News

4.25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Anthony Fauci - the U.S. Chief Medical Advisor - is retiring after more than 50 years of government service. We speak to him about the biggest challenges in his career and if he believes Covid is behind us. Further Reading -Anthony Fauci to Step Down After More Than 50 Years of Government Service Further Listening -Dr. Anthony Fauci on Omicron and the Covid-19 Stalemate -Anthony Fauci: Delta Variant Has 'Exposed Our Vulnerability' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Since the pandemic began, there's one person we've turned to on this podcast to answer our

0:11.0

questions about it.

0:12.0

Hello, Dr. Fauci.

0:13.0

Why?

0:14.0

How are you?

0:15.0

Welcome to your seventh time on the journal podcast.

0:20.0

It's been that many, my goodness.

0:23.0

When it comes to COVID, I've had a lot of questions for Dr. Anthony Fauci.

0:28.0

Is this the second way?

0:30.0

What does that mean for going back to office?

0:33.0

I hug my 77 year old mother with vulnerable respiratory.

0:38.0

How can we go to the bulk?

0:40.0

So once we get vaccinated, we might need booster shots.

0:43.0

How far away is pre-coronavirus normal?

0:48.0

But today could be the last time you hear Dr. Fauci on our show.

0:53.0

Dr. nearly 40 years as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,

0:59.0

he's stepping aside.

1:01.0

He has served seven presidents and steered the country's response to the HIV epidemic, Ebola, bird flu, and of course, COVID.

1:11.0

Last year you said you wouldn't retire until COVID was in the rearview mirror.

1:17.0

Are we doing a retrospective on my life here?

1:20.0

No, just on your time on our podcast.

1:24.0

But is COVID in the rearview mirror?

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