Dr. Marty Makary Pans ‘Fear-Mongering’ Over Delta Variant, Says More Masking Orders Are ‘Overkill’

ROBERTS So Doctor this ░░░░░░░░ raised by L A ░░░░░░░░ even vaccinated people wearing ░░░░░░░░ indoors What do we ░░░░░░░░ about this Is it ░░░░░░░░ guidance or is it ░░░░░░░░ MAKARY It s overkill ░░░░░░░░ and you re going ░░░░░░░░ hear a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about the Delta variant ░░░░░░░░ let me break it ░░░░░░░░ It s about 40 ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent more transmissible ░░░░░░░░ no evidence that it ░░░░░░░░ more deadly We were ░░░░░░░░ the B117 mutation was ░░░░░░░░ deadly the research came ░░░░░░░░ showing that it s ░░░░░░░░ Because it is more ░░░░░░░░ so we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ who are not immune ░░░░░░░░ the young see more ░░░░░░░░ We are also testing ░░░░░░░░ many people who already ░░░░░░░░ immunity That s in ░░░░░░░░ of the CDC guidelines ░░░░░░░░ homes hospitals are testing ░░░░░░░░ already immune with no ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ driving up some of ░░░░░░░░ case numbers that look ░░░░░░░░ Delta hospitalizations So we ░░░░░░░░ not going to see ░░░░░░░░ surge in cases but ░░░░░░░░ re probably going to ░░░░░░░░ a surge in PCR ░░░░░░░░ among those asymptomatic with ░░░░░░░░ Delta strain in their ░░░░░░░░ but they re not ░░░░░░░░ and they re not ░░░░░░░░ from the illness ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Fauci says that ░░░░░░░░ s no worry for ░░░░░░░░ who are vaccinated but ░░░░░░░░ there is big worry ░░░░░░░░ people who are not ░░░░░░░░ Listen to what he ░░░░░░░░ the other day Clip ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI The Delta variant ░░░░░░░░ currently the greatest threat ░░░░░░░░ the U S to ░░░░░░░░ attempt to eliminate Covid ░░░░░░░░ Good news our vaccines ░░░░░░░░ effective against the Delta ░░░░░░░░ Conclusion we have the ░░░░░░░░ so let s use ░░░░░░░░ and crush the outbreak ░░░░░░░░ ends ROBERTS So that ░░░░░░░░ this question How much ░░░░░░░░ this Delta messaging is ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ people who are hesitant ░░░░░░░░ get the vaccine MAKARY ░░░░░░░░ think it s used ░░░░░░░░ manipulate people to get ░░░░░░░░ and I m for ░░░░░░░░ but this has turned ░░░░░░░░ a tool to try ░░░░░░░░ coax people into it ░░░░░░░░ to the language our ░░░░░░░░ threat This is not ░░░░░░░░ biggest threat This has ░░░░░░░░ same case fatality rate ░░░░░░░░ it s primarily infecting ░░░░░░░░ people who have a ░░░░░░░░ fatality rate similar to ░░░░░░░░ flu And also listen ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci s language ░░░░░░░░ elimination We should not ░░░░░░░░ trying to seek elimination ░░░░░░░░ s an elusive target ░░░░░░░░ if we re going ░░░░░░░░ try to do that ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ this state forever.”