Fauci: Draconian Covid Lockdowns Were Justified

CLOUD I m going ░░░░░░░░ go through a list ░░░░░░░░ Covid mitigation measures that ░░░░░░░░ supported over the course ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic and ask ░░░░░░░░ to give me a ░░░░░░░░ or no as to ░░░░░░░░ you believe these measures ░░░░░░░░ justified Business closures Fauci ░░░░░░░░ 5 000 people were ░░░░░░░░ a day yes CLOUD ░░░░░░░░ closures Fauci Same thing ░░░░░░░░ School closures Fauci Again ░░░░░░░░ CLOUD Stay at home ░░░░░░░░ Fauci These were important ░░░░░░░░ we were trying to ░░░░░░░░ the tsunami of deaths ░░░░░░░░ were occurring early on ░░░░░░░░ Early on Fauci How ░░░░░░░░ you kept them going ░░░░░░░░ debatable CLOUD Mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ adults mask mandates for ░░░░░░░░ mask mandates for children ░░░░░░░░ five Fauci And going ░░░░░░░░ to what I said ░░░░░░░░ all of that is ░░░░░░░░ the context of at ░░░░░░░░ time 4 5 000 ░░░░░░░░ a day were dying ░░░░░░░░ CLOUD Mask mandates for ░░░░░░░░ under five there s ░░░░░░░░ evidence for that Fauci ░░░░░░░░ me CLOUD Mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ children under five there ░░░░░░░░ scientific evidence supporting that ░░░░░░░░ There was no study ░░░░░░░░ did masks on kids ░░░░░░░░ You couldn t do ░░░░░░░░ study You had to ░░░░░░░░ to an epidemic that ░░░░░░░░ killing 4 5 000 ░░░░░░░░ per day CLOUD Vaccine ░░░░░░░░ for employees Vaccine mandates ░░░░░░░░ students Vaccine mandates for ░░░░░░░░ Fauci Vaccines save lives ░░░░░░░░ is very very clear ░░░░░░░░ vaccines have saved hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of Americans and ░░░░░░░░ of people worldwide CLOUD ░░░░░░░░ m not debating we ░░░░░░░░ talking about Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ or do the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 vaccine stop ░░░░░░░░ from getting Covid Fauci ░░░░░░░░ have answered that question ░░░░░░░░ the chairman Early on ░░░░░░░░ became clear that CLOUD ░░░░░░░░ didn t Fauci No ░░░░░░░░ no In the beginning ░░░░░░░░ clearly prevented infection into ░░░░░░░░ percentage of people but ░░░░░░░░ durability of its ability ░░░░░░░░ prevent infection was not ░░░░░░░░ it was measured in ░░░░░░░░ CLOUD And they didn ░░░░░░░░ stop you from spreading ░░░░░░░░ either correct Fauci Early ░░░░░░░░ it did if it ░░░░░░░░ infection But what became ░░░░░░░░ that it did not ░░░░░░░░ transmission when the ability ░░░░░░░░ prevent infection vaned CLOUD ░░░░░░░░ think what s troubling ░░░░░░░░ when the American people ░░░░░░░░ at the certainty and ░░░░░░░░ the case at which ░░░░░░░░ lost jobs they lost ░░░░░░░░ I had rural hospitals ░░░░░░░░ my in my area ░░░░░░░░ did not have a ░░░░░░░░ case of Covid in ░░░░░░░░ rural community that had ░░░░░░░░ shut down and people ░░░░░░░░ get care that they ░░░░░░░░ need for cancer and ░░░░░░░░ some passed away because ░░░░░░░░ those kinds of things ░░░░░░░░ and time after time ░░░░░░░░ s lives are destroyed ░░░░░░░░ we have not seen ░░░░░░░░ same sort of once ░░░░░░░░ new data came available ░░░░░░░░ did not see a ░░░░░░░░ of course And you ░░░░░░░░ point out for example ░░░░░░░░ the schools that the ░░░░░░░░ you know put out ░░░░░░░░ guidelines for example but ░░░░░░░░ we know that those ░░░░░░░░ end up being protection ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits And so if ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ sued you better follow ░░░░░░░░ guidelines So they re ░░░░░░░░ mandates de facto mandates ░░░░░░░░ they turn out to ░░░░░░░░ such a mandate And ░░░░░░░░ when the science began ░░░░░░░░ change we all understand ░░░░░░░░ in the first couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks first few weeks ░░░░░░░░ a couple of months ░░░░░░░░ were all trying to ░░░░░░░░ it out I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for that The concern ░░░░░░░░ that as the science ░░░░░░░░ available there wasn t ░░░░░░░░ Oh maybe we should ░░░░░░░░ the lab leak theory ░░░░░░░░ maybe we should consider ░░░░░░░░ immunity We never heard ░░░░░░░░ messaging coming from you ░░░░░░░░ from anyone else who ░░░░░░░░ on the sidelines talking ░░░░░░░░ these things and it ░░░░░░░░ left the American people ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous distrust I ░░░░░░░░ to talk a little ░░░░░░░░ about the grant process ░░░░░░░░ understanding from your testimony ░░░░░░░░ us it says that ░░░░░░░░ NIH process for awarding ░░░░░░░░ is that basically research ░░░░░░░░ goes to peer review ░░░░░░░░ to receive a priority ░░░░░░░░ then it goes to ░░░░░░░░ advisory council for NIH ░░░░░░░░ It receives a final ░░░░░░░░ the group votes on ░░░░░░░░ and then eventually it ░░░░░░░░ up on your desk ░░░░░░░░ signature Right Now you ░░░░░░░░ in that that sometimes ░░░░░░░░ I recall correctly those ░░░░░░░░ are often approved en ░░░░░░░░ en masse when they ░░░░░░░░ voted on and then ░░░░░░░░ sign off on them ░░░░░░░░ That s correct CLOUD ░░░░░░░░ I this this is ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ really troubling to the ░░░░░░░░ people because we they ░░░░░░░░ at their lives being ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ to hold accountable because ░░░░░░░░ systems of of accountability ░░░░░░░░ become systems of plausible ░░░░░░░░ And so your name ░░░░░░░░ on every single grant ░░░░░░░░ yet you you absolve ░░░░░░░░ of any sort of ░░░░░░░░ by saying Well you ░░░░░░░░ it goes to this ░░░░░░░░ that s you know ░░░░░░░░ has a number of ░░░░░░░░ on it and they ░░░░░░░░ approved en bloc and ░░░░░░░░ there s no accountability ░░░░░░░░ anything any of the ░░░░░░░░ dollars that are going ░░░░░░░░ Fauci I disagree with ░░░░░░░░ congressman.”