A video published online for a forthcoming PBS documentary about former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci shows the doctor arguing with a Washington, D.C., man about vaccines and their efficacy.
In a clip that’s titled “Dr. Fauci visits D.C. to battle vaccine hesitancy,” Fauci and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser are seen in June 2021 walking the streets in southeastern Washington’s Ward 8, a historically African-American neighborhood. The clip wasn’t released until Monday for the PBS program, set to premiere on March 21.
One man challenged Fauci and Bowser by saying that “the people in America are not settled with the information that’s been given to us right now,” adding: “I’m not going to be lining up taking a shot on a vaccination for something that wasn’t clear in the first place.”…