Former Chief Medical Advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has accepted a role at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine amid the COVID-19 scandal.
Fauci, who recently retired as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes Of Health, will work in the university’s Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases beginning on July 1.
He will also hold an additional appointment in the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to education.
“We are deeply honored to welcome Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a dedicated public servant, humanitarian and visionary global health leader, to Georgetown,” said John J. DeGioia, the president of the university, in a statement.
“Dr. Fauci has embodied the Jesuit value of being in service to others throughout his career, and we are grateful to have his expertise, strong leadership and commitment to guiding the next generation of leaders to meet the pressing issues of our time,” DeGioia continued.
This comes as Fauci is being questioned over his alleged involvement in the origins of COVID-19. Earlier this year, House Republicans on the Coronavirus Pandemic Select Subcommittee released documents that suggest Fauci was in charge of a Feb. 2020 conference call about the virus’ origins.
The committee then outlined examples of Fauci appearing “to invite and then confirm participation” of Dr. Francis Collins, who was not originally invited. Emails released earlier this month show that the former health chief may have had a larger leadership role in the conference call than he has been saying in media interviews.
Fauci is now being compelled to “produce all documents and communications in your custody or control regarding your involvement in the planning of the February 1, 2020, conference call, specifically documents regarding the invitation and participation of Dr. Francis Collins, as soon as possible, but no later than March 31, 2023.”
Earlier this year, a shocking intelligence report from the Department of Energy (DOE) suggested that COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China.
The department previously disregarded the lab leak theory and was undecided on COVID-19’s origins. Now, both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and DOE are directing the blame toward China.
