Tag: Anthony Fauci

Dr. Fauci Makes the Case for Investigation of Wuhan Lab

Commentary Dr. Anthony Fauci recently told reporters he is “not convinced” that COVID-19 developed naturally. Then on Monday, the chief White House medical advisor contended it was “highly likely” that the virus “occurred naturally before spreading from animal to human.” In similar style on March 28, Fauci told Margaret Brennan of CBS News that “there…


Fauci Says It Would Have Been a ‘Dereliction of Our Duty’ Not to Work With China on Coronavirus Research

Infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended the flow of funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China for bat coronavirus research, saying it would have been “almost a dereliction of our duty” for the NIH not to collaborate with Chinese scientists to study how the pathogen…


Fauci Now ‘Not Convinced’ COVID-19 Developed Naturally, Backs Origin Probe

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that he is now “not convinced” that COVID-19 developed naturally, and called for deeper probe into the origins of the virus. Fauci, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was asked by PolitiFact whether he was confident that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Fauci Defends Wearing Mask Despite Being Fully Vaccinated

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a Monday interview that, despite being confident that as a fully vaccinated individual he was at low risk of COVID-19 infection, he wore a mask indoors because he did not want to send “mixed signals.” Fauci made the remarks in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, who…


Fauci: 40 to 50 Percent of His Agency’s Employees Are Not Vaccinated

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said that about 40 percent of his agency’s employees have not received the COVID-19 vaccine, while a deputy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the agency is reporting similar numbers. During a Senate hearing, Sen. Richard…


Fauci: Fully Vaccinated People ‘Dont Have to Wear Mask Outside’

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t have to wear a mask outdoors. “We’ve got to make that transition,” Fauci told CBS News on Thursday. “If you are vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask outside.”…


Fauci, in Clash With Sen. Paul, Says NIH Didn’t Fund Risky Research at Wuhan Virology Lab

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said his agency did not provide funds into research on risky “gain of function” research into coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. During a Senate hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked Fauci—who has become one of the public faces of…


Dr. Anthony Fauci Has ‘No Doubt’ About COVID-19 Death Undercounting

Commentary “I think there’s no doubt that we are and have been undercounting,” the number of COVID-19 deaths, Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters on May 9. On the other hand, when it comes to the origin of the pandemic, Fauci harbors plenty of doubts and uncertainties. “What is your opinion on how COVID became so…


CDC Director Defends Guidance for Summer Camps: Kids Playing Outside Should Wear Masks

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who heads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Wednesday defended guidance for summer camps that recommends campers to wear masks indoors and outdoors at all times while maintaining at least three feet of social distance. “We’re trying to make sure that there’s not a lot of heavy breathing around…


Pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Likely to Be Lifted by End of Week: Fauci

Use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely resume in the United States by the end of the week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday shows. “By Friday, we should have an answer as to where we’re going with it. I would think that we’re not going to go beyond Friday in the extension…