The No. 2 in command at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, who served as acting director of the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, has abruptly resigned.

The National Institute of Health's principal deputy director, Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, resigned and retired from government service on Tuesday, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Citing a letter to colleagues,

Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, 73, has abruptly resigned from his post as acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).