Fauci: Duration of School Shutdown Is Something that Is Questionable

SMERCONISH Dr Fauci look ░░░░░░░░ and reflect and tell ░░░░░░░░ how would you do ░░░░░░░░ differently with regard to ░░░░░░░░ I am of the ░░░░░░░░ that we err on ░░░░░░░░ side this is probably ░░░░░░░░ said of physical health ░░░░░░░░ emotional health and that ░░░░░░░░ our kids within parameters ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic was not ░░░░░░░░ their best interest Do ░░░░░░░░ share that perception And ░░░░░░░░ not why Fauci So ░░░░░░░░ are you referring to ░░░░░░░░ closing of schools and ░░░░░░░░ negative impact SMERCONISH Yes ░░░░░░░░ that has on development ░░░░░░░░ Yes Fauci and mental ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SMERCONISH I am ░░░░░░░░ Fauci Well certainly when ░░░░░░░░ yeah when we were ░░░░░░░░ Michael with the tsunami ░░░░░░░░ we saw earlier on ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic when things ░░░░░░░░ to be shut down ░░░░░░░░ we were having hospitals ░░░░░░░░ were overcrowded and we ░░░░░░░░ having freezer trucks in ░░░░░░░░ of hospitals in New ░░░░░░░░ and other cities because ░░░░░░░░ had no place to ░░░░░░░░ the bodies that was ░░░░░░░░ very very dramatic situation ░░░░░░░░ needed something immediately to ░░░░░░░░ it The question is ░░░░░░░░ long should a shutdown ░░░░░░░░ been And I think ░░░░░░░░ there s varying degrees ░░░░░░░░ differences in that And ░░░░░░░░ agree that I if ░░░░░░░░ look back at the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve said ░░░░░░░░ then we should try ░░░░░░░░ best as possible to ░░░░░░░░ the schools open and ░░░░░░░░ schools that are closed ░░░░░░░░ get them open safely ░░░░░░░░ any a number of ░░░░░░░░ including increasing the ventilation ░░░░░░░░ schools making sure that ░░░░░░░░ people around the children ░░░░░░░░ properly vaccinated So I ░░░░░░░░ I mean there was ░░░░░░░░ point where we had ░░░░░░░░ shutdown but the duration ░░░░░░░░ the shutdown is something ░░░░░░░░ is questionable And I ░░░░░░░░ people rather appropriately should ░░░░░░░░ examining of whether or ░░░░░░░░ things should have been ░░░░░░░░ down for so long ░░░░░░░░ the initial shutting down ░░░░░░░░ something that really had ░░░░░░░░ have been done Michael ░░░░░░░░ we were in desperate ░░░░░░░░ then.”