CNN’s Tapper Asks Fauci About His Flip-Flop Regarding Booster Shot Approval

RUSH TRANSCRIPT On Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ said in an interview ░░░░░░░░ if they say we ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ data to do a ░░░░░░░░ then so be it ░░░░░░░░ think that would be ░░░░░░░░ mistake to be honest ░░░░░░░░ you so on Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ said it would be ░░░░░░░░ mistake So but now ░░░░░░░░ re saying you don ░░░░░░░░ think it was a ░░░░░░░░ No I mean I ░░░░░░░░ know what I was ░░░░░░░░ that mistake my own ░░░░░░░░ looking at this again ░░░░░░░░ because I look at ░░░░░░░░ data and say I ░░░░░░░░ do it this way ░░░░░░░░ s the reason why ░░░░░░░░ have qualified groups of ░░░░░░░░ who together as a ░░░░░░░░ examine all the data ░░░░░░░░ make a decision So ░░░░░░░░ have no problem at ░░░░░░░░ with their decision The ░░░░░░░░ that I m saying ░░░░░░░░ that data will continue ░░░░░░░░ come in and I ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ an evolution of this ░░░░░░░░ as we go on ░░░░░░░░ the next several weeks ░░░░░░░░ months You ve said ░░░░░░░░ are indications that the ░░░░░░░░ lose effectiveness over time ░░░░░░░░ still believe that at ░░░░░░░░ point the general public ░░░░░░░░ need booster shots just ░░░░░░░░ FDA advisory committee is ░░░░░░░░ there yet Jake what ░░░░░░░░ believe and again this ░░░░░░░░ my opinion as a ░░░░░░░░ and a public health ░░░░░░░░ that it is entirely ░░░░░░░░ and maybe likely that ░░░░░░░░ when we look back ░░░░░░░░ this the proper regimen ░░░░░░░░ protection optimal protection and ░░░░░░░░ of protection would be ░░░░░░░░ than just the prime ░░░░░░░░ the boost followed by ░░░░░░░░ to four weeks That ░░░░░░░░ might actually entail a ░░░░░░░░ boost That is entirely ░░░░░░░░ because remember Jake when ░░░░░░░░ did the initial studies ░░░░░░░░ we did was we ░░░░░░░░ to move very very ░░░░░░░░ because we were dealing ░░░░░░░░ still are with an ░░░░░░░░ situation So the prime ░░░░░░░░ by a boost in ░░░░░░░░ weeks for Pfizer and ░░░░░░░░ weeks for Moderna has ░░░░░░░░ saved millions of lives ░░░░░░░░ But that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that that s the ░░░░░░░░ regimen What I m ░░░░░░░░ when all is said ░░░░░░░░ done an optimal regimen ░░░░░░░░ be three shots for ░░░░░░░░ But right now based ░░░░░░░░ the data that was ░░░░░░░░ by the advisory committee ░░░░░░░░ decision which I respect ░░░░░░░░ to go the way ░░░░░░░░ just said with having ░░░░░░░░ limitations on it Remembering ░░░░░░░░ that data keeps coming ░░░░░░░░ on a weekly basis ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ likely an evolution of ░░░░░░░░ decision.