"The conspiracy theorists were right this entire time.
"Do you think that a rule that 'sort of just appeared' is substantial justification for the regulations that we saw based on that six foot rule?
Once we realized that the virus was not spread by droplets did you feel an indication to go back to the CDC and base this on science?
This six foot rule crippled American businesses. It allowed students to stay at home and not learn. Americans suffered and that suffering continued because of the fracture of trust in American scientists continue to this day.
That mistrust continues to this day.
Were you dialoguing with the CDC?
And you didn't feel an obligation to go to them and say look Americans aren't going to trust us? We are providing them with misinformation.
And you didn't feel as a lead scientist at the NIH an obligation to challenge that?
Publicly you challenged them on this regard?
Do you agree that Americans have now lost their trust in lead science because of misinformation like this?
"The conspiracy theorists were right this entire time.
"Do you think that a rule that 'sort of just appeared' is substantial justification for the regulations that we saw based on that six foot rule?
Once we realized that the virus was not spread by droplets did you feel an indication to go back to the CDC and base this on science?
This six foot rule crippled American businesses. It allowed students to stay at home and not learn. Americans suffered and that suffering continued because of the fracture of trust in American scientists continue to this day.
That mistrust continues to this day.
Were you dialoguing with the CDC?
And you didn't feel an obligation to go to them and say look Americans aren't going to trust us? We are providing them with misinformation.
And you didn't feel as a lead scientist at the NIH an obligation to challenge that?
Publicly you challenged them on this regard?
Do you agree that Americans have now lost their trust in lead science because of misinformation like this?
It was not an effective rule."
Fauci concedes point