Dr. Fauci Accepts Biden’sbr Offer to Be Chief Medical Adviser.br On Thursday, President-electbr Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapperbr that he asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to br stay on as chief medical adviser br in his administration. .br The conversation reportedly happened onbr Thursday afternoon during a planned meeting betweenbr Dr. Fauci and Biden’s transition team. .br Biden specifically asked Fauci tobr become his chief medical adviser andbr be a part of his COVID-19 response team. .br I asked him to stay on the exact same rolebr he's had for the past several presidents,br and I asked him to be a chief medical adviserbr for me as well, and be part of the Covid team, br Joe Biden, to CNN .br On Friday, Dr. Fauci told NBC’s ‘Today’ thatbr he “absolutely” accepted the position.br Oh, absolutely. I said yesbr right on the spot, Dr. Fauci, to ‘Today’.br Fauci also praised Biden's plan to ask Americansbr to wear masks for the first 100 days of his incoming administration, saying it was a "good idea." .br He just wants to get — and it’s a goodbr idea — uniform ... he just wants it,br everybody for a commitment for 100 days.br And I discussed that with him, and I toldbr him I thought that was a good idea, Dr.