Fauci didn’t say he ‘made up’ COVID-19 rules

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Fauci didn’t say he ‘made up’ COVID-19 rules
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When Republican lawmakers on May 31 released a transcript from two days of closed-door interviews with the nation’s best

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a June 3, 2024, hearing by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. A transcript of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s January interview with a House subcommittee on COVID-19 does not show him saying he “made up” mitigation guidelines about 6-foot social distancing or mask mandates for children.

"REVEALED: Dr. Anthony Fauci confesses he 'made up' covid rules including 6 feet social distancing and masking kids," read a "You know," Fauci replied,"I don't recall. It sort of just appeared. I don't recall, like, a discussion of whether it should be 5 or 6 or whatever. It was just that 6-foot is —""I was not aware of studies that — in fact, that would be a very difficult study to do," Fauci said."I think it would fall under the category of empiric," Fauci said."Just an empiric decision that wasn't based on data or even data that could be accomplished.

Benzine asked Fauci whether he followed any studies about masking and negative effects on children, such as on speech and learning loss. Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., pressed Fauci about why he didn’t challenge the CDC on the 6-foot guideline when it was clear the virus was aerosolized . Fauci said it was the CDC’s decision to make and that it wasn’t appropriate to publicly challenge a sister health organization.

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