Biography

[when asked whether he had put up with too much from the Trump administration]Obviously, there are a lot of things that are going on that you would prefer did not happen, like the ad which put me in a political context. ... That's not helpful, but I'm certainly not going to give up.

[on an campaign ad that appeared to show him endorsing President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic]In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials

[When asked whether he would commit to stay on as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the next four years 10/13/2020]Absolutely

I'm not going to walk away from this outbreak no matter who's the president

I've devoted my entire professional life to fighting infectious diseases. This is an outbreak of historic proportions, the likes of which we have not seen in 102 years. There's no chance that I'm going to give up on this and walk away from it, no matter what happens