Anthony Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022. He has been a central figure in numerous disputes and controversies regarding pandemic response, research funding, and the origins of COVID-19, with claims ranging from alleged gain-of-function research funding in Wuhan to criticisms of his early AIDS crisis response and recent testimony on pandemic policy.
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