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Pharma exec who pushed the COVID lab leak theory is in line to take on Fauci’s old job: report

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A Pharmaceutical executive who helped push the theory that COVID-19 came from a leak in a Chinese lab is in line to take Dr. Anthony Fauci’s old job, according to a new report. Dr. Steven Quay — the CEO of Atossa Therapeutics, which is developing a drug to treat breast cancer — is poised to become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, two people aware of the decision told Politico. Fauci served in the role for nearly 40 years until he stepped down at the end of 2022 to “pursue the next phase of my career,”…

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