The bigger debate is whether his successor must be from Fauci’s family or just any old hack at NIAID.
The followers of The Science are expecting St. Anthony to appear above and following after the next anointed head of The Science, and at the moment of ascension of St. Anthony, the candidate shall be infused with all the powers and authority to pronounce any theological challenge to the current controversies as either “settled Science” or a form of disinformation which may come under the jurisdiction of the civil authority.