Richard H. Ebright
Richard H. Ebright

@R_H_Ebright

12 Tweets 1 reads Feb 26, 2023
Public Distrust of Health Officials Is Anthony Fauci’s Legacy
A serially misfeasant, serially perjurious, public official leaves distrust and discontent in his wake.
wsj.com
Fauci understated the threat at every stage in the pandemic prior to the eve of presidential election.
He did so contrary to the facts that were available at the time and that, almost certainly, were known to him and understood by him at the time.
On 01/21/20--as the crisis in Wuhan unfolded on news media worldwide--Fauci claimed "this is not a major threat.”
On 01/26/20--three days after China locked down 11 million persons in Wuhan, and two days after China began building 1000-bed emergency hospital in Wuhan--Fauci claimed "The American people should not be worried...It’s a very, very low risk to the United States.
On 02/29/20--after the first COVID death in the US, and as scientists were estimating there already were thousands of undetected COVID cases in the US--Fauci claimed "the risk is still low" and "there’s no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day by day basis."
On 03/08/20--as scientists were estimating there already were tens of thousands of undetected COVID cases in the US--Fauci claimed “there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask."
On 03/09.20--after widely reported super-spreader events on four cruise ships, the Diamond Princess, the Westerdam, the Grand Princess, and the World Dream--Fauci claimed "If you are a healthy young person,...if you want to go on a cruise ship, go on a cruise ship."
"On 03/22/20--after three states implemented stay-at-home orders but the federal government still had not called for for lockdown--Fauci claimed "I can’t imagine that under any circumstances that anyone could be doing more."
On 03/26/20--the day on which confirmed cases in the US surpassed those in China, making the US the country with the most confirmed cases in world--Fauci claimed, preposterously, "The interactions between Jared Kushner and Vice President Pence have added real value...."
"They complement each other very well by providing information and opinions derived from shared and sometimes different perspectives. The bottom line and goal of both of them is to always get..facts straight and to act on and make decisions based on the best available evidence."
On 07/31/20--as the second wave of washed over the US--Fauci claimed "The default position is you should try, to the best of your ability, to get children back in school."
The sycophant lied repeatedly and brazenly to to protect his position to and maintain his proximity to power.

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