Tag: Anthony Fauci

Fauci Announces He’s Stepping Down as NIAID Director, Medical Adviser to Biden

Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from three government positions he holds, he announced on Aug. 22. Fauci is resigning as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden. The moves will take effect in December, Fauci said….


Fauci Decries COVID-19 ‘Distruths,’ Claims Vaccines Don’t Kill People

Dr. Anthony Fauci this week urged people to vote out members of Congress who are spreading “total lies” about COVID-19, but made a false claim himself about COVID-19 vaccines. Fauci, speaking at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington on Aug. 9, was asked how the scientific community can deal with congressional leaders “who promulgate…


Are Health Officials Backtracking on COVID-19 Narratives?

Health officials have been making headlines in the news for their recent comments that seem to be reversing previous COVID-19 public health messages. Both Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and former White House COVID-19 advisor Dr. Deborah Birx, admitted that the COVID-19 vaccines are not particularly…


Man Who Threatened Fauci, Other Officials, Sentenced to Jail Time

A West Virginia man who admitted to threatening top U.S. health officials was sentenced on Aug. 4 to over three years in prison. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, handed down the sentence to Thomas Patrick Connally Jr. in federal court in Maryland. Connally pleaded guilty to sending emails to Dr. Anthony Fauci,…


Biden Names FEMA, CDC Officials to Lead Monkeypox Response

President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed senior officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to coordinate the country’s monkeypox outbreak response. The White House said FEMA’s Robert Fenton and the CDC’s Dr. Demetre Daskalakis as his deputy will coordinate strategies and operations to “combat the current monkeypox outbreak.”…


Subpoenas Going to Return ‘Treasure Trove’ of Documents From Biden Administration: Louisiana AG

The subpoenas and discovery requests sent out as part of a lawsuit against the federal government are going to bring back reams of information, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says. Landry and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, both Republicans, sued the Biden administration in May, arguing the government colluded with Big Tech companies to violate…


TV Host Says She Quit Because She Was Blocked From Questioning Fauci

A host of The Hill’s morning show says she abruptly resigned because she was blocked from taking part in a recent interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser. Kim Iversen joined The Hill’s “Rising” in 2021. The show is described as a weekday morning program with bipartisan hosts that “breaks the mold…


Fauci Claims He Never Recommended COVID-19 Lockdowns

White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci claimed Monday that he never recommended “locking anything down” when pressed about what he would do differently regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. “First of all, I didn’t recommend locking anything down,” Fauci replied during an interview published by The Hill’s “Rising” program on Monday, suggesting it had been a recommendation…


Fauci Fires Back at Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Go Ahead’ and Investigate

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he welcomes a Republican-led investigation into his records, claiming they are an “open book.” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told The Hill on Monday that if the GOP takes over the House or Senate after the 2022 midterms, Fauci could be investigated when Republicans take control of…


Fauci: Emergency Declaration for Monkeypox Under ‘Active Consideration’

The federal government is actively considering making an emergency declaration for monkeypox, according to White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci. Speaking Tuesday in a CNN interview, Fauci told CNN that an emergency declaration on the virus is “something that’s obviously under active consideration.” He made the comment when asked by CNN about whether such a…