Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), discusses his role in the next presidential administration.

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ANTHONY FAUCI: Well, from my standpoint, I'm going to be continuing to do exactly the same things that I'm doing right now, putting a lot of effort into getting safe and effective vaccines as well as better treatments. We have some good treatments. We can do better. We have a number of clinical trials that are going on for early infection to prevent the need for hospitalization.

That's not going to change no matter what administration is in. And my message, which is a consistent message, will not change because it really transcends whatever administration. The message is the same. The kind of prudent and careful public health measures that I believe will be able to contain the surges that we're seeing right now, none of that's going to change.