Fauci on 6-ft. Social Distancing Rule: ‘It Was a CDC Decision’

JOYCE Dr Fauci for ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci one of ░░░░░░░░ controversial regulations of the ░░░░░░░░ was the six foot ░░░░░░░░ rule This rule became ░░░░░░░░ important policy consideration in ░░░░░░░░ regulations However you testified ░░░░░░░░ and I m quoting ░░░░░░░░ six foot rule sort ░░░░░░░░ just appeared Do you ░░░░░░░░ that a rule that ░░░░░░░░ of just appeared is ░░░░░░░░ justification for the regulations ░░░░░░░░ we saw based on ░░░░░░░░ six foot rule Fauci ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that ░░░░░░░░ I answered that but ░░░░░░░░ ll summarize it briefly ░░░░░░░░ you When saying it ░░░░░░░░ appeared it came from ░░░░░░░░ CDC JOYCE OK you ░░░░░░░░ stated that earlier What ░░░░░░░░ your relationship with the ░░░░░░░░ when you saw a ░░░░░░░░ which was not based ░░░░░░░░ the current science Fauci ░░░░░░░░ when I say it ░░░░░░░░ not based in science ░░░░░░░░ meant a prospective clinical ░░░░░░░░ to determine whether six ░░░░░░░░ was better than three ░░░░░░░░ better than 10 JOYCE ░░░░░░░░ once we realized that ░░░░░░░░ virus was not spread ░░░░░░░░ droplets and was aerosolized ░░░░░░░░ you feel an indication ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ and said Let s ░░░░░░░░ this on science Let ░░░░░░░░ get rid of this ░░░░░░░░ foot rule This six ░░░░░░░░ rule crippled businesses it ░░░░░░░░ students to stay at ░░░░░░░░ and not learn Americans ░░░░░░░░ and that s suffering ░░░░░░░░ because the fracture of ░░░░░░░░ in American scientists continues ░░░░░░░░ this day Did you ░░░░░░░░ feel an obligation for ░░░░░░░░ that just sort of ░░░░░░░░ not to go back ░░░░░░░░ the CDC and say ░░░░░░░░ s base this on ░░░░░░░░ we know Fauci It ░░░░░░░░ a CDC decision and ░░░░░░░░ was clear JOYCE Were ░░░░░░░░ dialoguing with the CDC ░░░░░░░░ Excuse me JOYCE Were ░░░░░░░░ in communication with the ░░░░░░░░ Fauci CDC was part ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus Response Team ░░░░░░░░ JOYCE And you didn ░░░░░░░░ feel an obligation to ░░░░░░░░ to them and say ░░░░░░░░ Americans aren t going ░░░░░░░░ trust us We re ░░░░░░░░ them with misinformation Fauci ░░░░░░░░ have discussions at the ░░░░░░░░ House about that we ░░░░░░░░ but the CDC s ░░░░░░░░ and it was their ░░░░░░░░ to make and they ░░░░░░░░ it JOYCE And you ░░░░░░░░ t feel an obligation ░░░░░░░░ the lead scientist at ░░░░░░░░ NIH to challenge that ░░░░░░░░ I ve challenged the ░░░░░░░░ multiple times on both ░░░░░░░░ JOYCE Publicly on this ░░░░░░░░ Excuse me publicly you ░░░░░░░░ them on the six ░░░░░░░░ distance rule Fauci It ░░░░░░░░ is not appropriate to ░░░░░░░░ publicly challenging a sister ░░░░░░░░ JOYCE Do you agree ░░░░░░░░ Americans now have lost ░░░░░░░░ trust in science in ░░░░░░░░ science from government because ░░░░░░░░ misinformation like this Fauci ░░░░░░░░ I you know when ░░░░░░░░ talk about misinformation I ░░░░░░░░ that you have to ░░░░░░░░ careful That s not ░░░░░░░░ it was information that ░░░░░░░░ proved when you put ░░░░░░░░ aerosolization in that crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ It was not an ░░░░░░░░ rule to have six ░░░░░░░░ of distancing.”