Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent testimony revealed that the “6 feet apart” social distancing recommendation lacked scientific basis, potentially increasing vaccine hesitancy.
He also admitted that the lab leak hypothesis was not a conspiracy theory and played down the definition of a “lab-leak.”
Fauci’s lack of recall and oversight of research grants, along with his stance on gain-of-function research in Wuhan, raised concerns. (Trending: Fox News Star Accused Of Major Scandal)
Anthony Fauci Admits Six-Foot Social Distancing Was Based on Nothing: "It just sort of appeared… it had little scientific basis."
In 2020, Dr. Fauci said you are safe is you stay six feet apart and wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/jDaQiezSe4
— AnalyzingAmerica (@AnalyzAmerica) January 11, 2024
Rep. Brad Wenstrup noted that Fauci admitted “the policies and mandates he promoted may unfortunately increase vaccine hesitancy for years to come.”
“He testified that the lab leak hypothesis — which was often suppressed — was, in fact, not a conspiracy theory,” Wenstrup added.
Fauci’s statement came “nearly four years after prompting the publication of the now infamous ‘Proximal Origin’ paper that attempted to vilify and disprove the lab leak hypothesis.”
Fauci “played semantics with the definition of a ‘lab-leak.’”
“Dr. Fauci’s transcribed interview revealed systemic failures in our public health system and shed light on serious procedural concerns with our public health authority. It is clear that dissenting opinions were often not considered or suppressed completely,” Wenstrup said.
Fauci “signed off on all domestic and foreign research grants without reviewing the proposals and admitted that he was unaware if NIAID conducted oversight of the laboratories they fund,” Wenstrup noted.
“It is also concerning that the face of our nation’s response to the world’s worst public health crisis ‘does not recall’ key details about COVID-19 origins and pandemic-era policies,” Wenstrup said.
Fauci denied that the National Institutes of Health provided funding for “gain-of-function research in Wuhan,” and “repeatedly played semantics with the definition of gain-of-function in an attempt to avoid conceding that NIH funded potentially dangerous research in China.”
Rep. Michael Cloud said Fauci held an “amazing ability to either forget what happened or then to find ways to shirk any sort of responsibility for the influence that was had.”
“They wash their hands of any sort of responsibility, saying, ‘Oh, those decisions were made by school districts.’ But the school districts know, if you don’t follow the guidance that’s coming out of the federal government, you open yourselves up to lawsuits,” Cloud said.
“He says he’s still not convinced that there was learning loss — that in his view, that’s still really open for discussion. I think [if] you ask any parent, they’ll tell you it was a major hit on their child’s development,” he added.
Fauci “admitted that the mandate could increase vaccine hesitancy,” Wenstrup said.
“I can’t get into his mind, but I think he felt it was the right thing to do because he thought it would save lives, but he basically was saying the lesson learned [was it] didn’t get into the psyche of America.”
“We have a problem in our country, and now people don’t want to get any vaccines,” Wenstrup pressed. “The mRNA vaccine is different. The messaging was never really good, and I don’t think America ever felt like they were being educated. They were getting indoctrinated,” he said.
The release of interview transcripts is expected in the future.
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