High-profile health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has found himself in the midst of controversy as new testimony reveals he invented the six-foot social distancing rule and other Covid-19-related guidelines. Republican representatives have released the complete transcript of an interview held with Fauci in January, just ahead of his public examination scheduled on Monday. Republicans intend to question him about Covid restrictions he established that he allegedly admitted would not significantly slow the virus’s spread.
Fauci’s January responses to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic raised eyebrows. He conceded he does not recall how the six-foot social distancing rule was derived. Despite being unable to point to any evidence supporting these rules, he also admitted he couldn’t recall reviewing any data favoring masking for children. Fauci speculated that the lab-leak theory could be a possibility.
These revelations come alongside previous allegations raised by the committee. It was discovered that Fauci’s former superior, Dr. David Morens, frequently used his personal email account for work and deleted files to evade Freedom of Information Act transparency laws. Furthermore, Fauci admitted he never inspected the grants he authorized, even those worth millions in taxpayer dollars. Some of these grants were allotted to foreign labs, such as the Wuhan Institute of Virology, without undergoing any national security reviews. The committee plans to delve deeper into these issues in the upcoming hearing.