Fauci says Sen. Rand Paul has repeatedly misconstrued facts about the pandemic

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5. 'You are not listening': Fauci tells Rand Paul that he is 'alone' in vouching for herd immunity over

'You are not listening': Fauci tells Rand Paul that he is 'alone' in vouching for herd immunity over coronavirus lockdowns
Jake Lahut 3 hours ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci took Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky down a peg during a tense exchange at Wednesday's coronavirus response hearing on Capitol Hill.

The COVID-19 death toll in the United States — now more than 200,000 as the nation continues to lead the world in both cases and fatalities — would be the same if no shutdown measures were ever enforced by state leaders, Paul said.

He also added that New York has had a low infection rate since its peak because New York City reached herd immunity, which occurs when enough of a population is immune to a disease that its transmission wanes.

"How can we possibly be jumping up and down and saying, 'Oh, Gov. Cuomo did a great job.' He had the worst death rate in the world," Paul said.

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