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Dr. Antho­ny Fau­ci said Fri­day that he will assume the role of chief med­ical advis­er to the White House in January.

Fau­ci, who is cur­rent­ly direc­tor of the Nation­al Insti­tute of Aller­gy and Infec­tious Dis­eases, was tapped by pre­sump­tive poten­tial Pres­i­dent-elect Joe Biden on Thurs­day to fill the job.

Dur­ing an appear­ance Fri­day on NBC’s “Today” show Fau­ci said, “I said ‘yes’ right on the spot” after Biden asked him to assume the post.