When he was the leading infectious disease specialist for the federal government, Anthony Fauci acknowledged to Congress on Monday that there is no clinical proof to back the Covid-era” social distancing” laws he advocated for.
The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases acknowledged a lack of scientific evidence that would support the radical stay-home orders put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic for the next time.  ,
When pressed on the effectiveness of social distance demands in this week ‘s , congressional hearing, Fauci stated,” There was no clinical trial that proved that. That’s just one of the things that got a little contorted”.
This comes after Fauci’s , January interview , record with the , House Select Subcommittee on the Ebola Pandemic was released, in which he admitted to championing” cultural distance” without any data to support it as effective in stopping the spread of the virus. ” It kind of really appeared”, Fauci said when asked about the social distancing recommendations. He added,” It sort of just appeared, that 6 feet is going to be the distance” . ,
At a , White House Press Briefing in April 2020, Fauci claimed,” Trojans transfer from persons to persons. When people are separated from each other, virus does not transmit, it does n’t go anywhere…. Every aspect of that, ending the Covid outbreak in 30 days, has some aspect of it of real parting — whether that’s avoiding crowds, whether that ‘s , staying six foot away from people…”
Fauci continued the unscientific state in July 2020, saying,” Transmission is breathing course strong person to person, generally in close contact, which is the reason why we ask that people , keep a six- foot distance” . ,
Scott Jensen, a physician and former Democratic state senator from Minnesota, said on X,” I was vilified, investigated, and persecuted because I had the audacity to say the 6 feet distancing law was certainly based on prevalent knowledge”.
Dr. Fauci was commonly regarded by , Democrats and the internet as the epitome of knowledge. In an appointment in November 2021, he claimed that those who disagreed with him were “really attacking research because I represent knowledge.”
Arianna Villarreal is a summertime volunteer at The Federalist. She is a rookie at Southern Methodist University studying in global research and economy.
