Tag: Anthony Fauci

Fauci Pushes Back After New Documents on US-Funded Virus Research in China Fuel Criticism

Top American health officials who critics say misled Congress with claims regarding U.S.-funded virus research in China are pushing back after documents were released appearing to show that the United States did pay for gain-of-function research, contrary to the officials’ testimony. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) sent the documents last week to lawmakers. They…


24 Lawmakers Ask Fauci About ‘Cruel’ Dog Experiments Under NIAID

A bipartisan group of lawmakers are demanding answers from top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci over reports that an institute under his leadership funded “cruel” drug toxicity experiments in dogs. Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division under the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Documents showed that NIAID spent $1.68…


Fauci Can’t Think of Any Reason Why People Would Criticize Him

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that he could not think of any reason why people would criticize him. Fauci made the remarks during an interview with Chris Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday.” Wallace mentioned that there were accusations against Fauci that he sent mixed messages and noted that…


Fauci: FDA Panel Concluded J&J Vaccine Should Have Been 2 Doses

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci suggested the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should have required two doses after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel recommended booster doses for the vaccine when it becomes available. “This should have been a two-dose vaccine to begin with,” Fauci told ABC News on Sunday morning, adding: “I…


Fauci Responds to Pilots’ Concerns That COVID Vaccines May Cause Adverse Side Effects

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci responded to questions and concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine may trigger adverse health reactions among pilots. Last week, a Southwest Airlines pilots union filed a lawsuit against the firm to block the airline’s vaccine mandate. Southwest’s pilots’ union as well as other pilots’ unions have warned that vaccines could impact…


Fauci Shifts Position on Americans Gathering for Christmas

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday shifted his position on whether Americans should gather for Christmas. Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that he wasn’t sure yet when asked if Americans could get together for the winter holiday. “It’s just too soon to tell,” he said on CBS’…


Fauci Signals Support for Newsom’s California Vaccine Mandate for Students

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday signaled that he supports California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate vaccinations for all students, saying that it is “not a new, novel thing” that is specific to COVID-19. “I agree with what Gov. Newsom did in California,” Fauci said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday….


Fauci: ‘Too Soon to Tell’ If Americans Can Get Together for Christmas

Biden administration COVID-19 advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s not clear if Americans should have Christmas gatherings due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Fauci was asked during a CBS News interview about whether Americans can gather for Christmas, and he replied that it is “too soon to tell.” “We have to…


3 Shots Will Be ‘Optimal Regimen’ of COVID-19 Vaccination: Fauci

Practically everybody will be directed in the future to get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci signaled on Tuesday. “Ultimately I believe that the optimal regimen for the vaccine for the mRNAs is going to include that third booster shot,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,…


More Than 400,000 Americans Received COVID-19 Booster Shots Over Weekend: White House

Over 400,000 Americans received COVID-19 booster shots over the weekend, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said Tuesday. Speaking at a teleconference press briefing by the administration’s COVID-⁠19 Response Team and public health officials, Zients said the huge number of booster shots were provided by pharmacies alone. Nearly a million people have already scheduled to get their…