President Trump's Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has fired Anthony Fauci's wife, Christine Grady, from her post heading the NIH Clinical Centers' bioethics department. Kennedy also reassigned some of Fauci's colleagues due to controversial advice given during the pandemic.
Key Points
Christine Grady fired from NIH bioethics department
Fauci's colleagues reassigned
Kennedy emphasizes the need to shift course at HHS
Focus on prevention and improving health outcomes
Pros
Potential realignment of HHS to emphasize prevention over sick care
Focus on stopping the chronic disease epidemic
Cons
Loss of key leadership at NIH's infectious disease office and FDA
Disbelief and concern within the public health community