Exclusive: NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders as COVID scientists face US charges

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has seen changes in nearly all of its senior leadership positions since early 2025. Credit: Grandbrothers/Getty Three senior officials at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have been given the choice to either accept reassignment outside the institute or resign, sources at the NIAID have told Nature. …