Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.
The pardon's 10-year scope "can be considered strong evidence that the Biden administration knows he is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic," says doctor and Fauci critic.
President Joe Biden pardoned former White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes that he may have committed as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Separately, Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
The former head of the NIH said that even though the appreciated the outgoing president's decision, "there are no possible grounds for any allegation" against him
President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 committee to guard against potential revenge by the incoming Trump administration.
Members of the public health community are relieved that the pardoning of Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), protects him against inappropriate legal battles -- but they're disappointed it had to come to this,
Preemptive pardons, like the ones Joe Biden issued in his final hours as president, have been used by Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter and other presidents.
Germany said Tuesday it will try to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from pulling out from the World Health Organization as many global health experts fear the move could substantially weaken global health security.
Seventeen states around the U.S. reported "very high" wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—during the week between January 5 and January 11. This is a drop from the week before,
Dr. Anthony Fauci helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID pandemic. He has never been charged with a crime, yet received a “full and unconditional” pardon back to Jan. 1, 2014.