Fauci backtracks on year-long pandemic school closures, admits they were ‘mistake’ – Fox28 Savannah

Fauci backtracks on year-long pandemic school closures, admits they were 'mistake'

by JACKSON WALKER | The National Desk

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (TND)

Dr. Anthony Fauci backtracked his support Tuesday for a COVID-19 mitigation method which closed down schools throughout the country, calling the strategy a mistake.

Fauci helped lead the nation's initial response to COVID-19 as part of the Trump administration. In an interview with CBS Mornings this week, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases (NIAID) director explained school closures were necessary at the very beginning of the pandemic.

"I think what was not a mistake was the actual closure, he said. When we had to shut down, that 15-day to flatten the curve, we were in a tsunami of cases.

He went on to say the length of time these restrictions stayed in place proved costly.

So that was a mistake in retrospect, we will not repeat it? host Tony Dokoupil asked.

Absolutely, Fauci said.

Fauci repeatedly cast doubt on the idea of reopening schools during the spring and summer months of 2020, creating a notable rift between himself and then-President Trump.

Later in 2020, Fauci said reopening schools in areas of high transmission was not a "prudent" move.

In an opening statement during a recent House subcommittee hearing, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, condemned Faucis position as an authority on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Americans were aggressively bullied, shamed and silenced for merely questioning or debating issues such as social distancing, masks, vaccines, or the origins of COVID, Rep. Wenstrup said. And it should not have been the case that Americans were forced to comply with oppressive mandates, when those who chose to illegally cross over our southern border were not.

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