The false assertions made by Sen. (Dr.)Rand Paul, incorporated in his questioning of Dr. Anthony Fauci, are a discredit to the Senate and unworthy of a doctor.
During the hearing held on September 23 by the Senate Committee on Health, Labor and Pensions to examine and update the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sen. Paul wrongly commended Sweden for foregoing a lockdown and getting a good result. Dr. Fauci corrected him, pointing out that the virus toll in Sweden was the worst among Scandinavian nations.Dr. Fauci also debunked Sen. Paul’s assertion that New York’s good recovery resulted from herd immunity conferred by the early explosion of the virus in that state. No such immunity was achieved, Dr. Fauci explained, and New York’s recovery is attributable to its strict lockdown and the near universal wearing of masks and social distancing by its citizens.
By promoting the notion that lockdowns and mask wearing have not worked, when science has established exactly the opposite, Sen. Paul, an eye doctor challenging a world renowned immunologist, has endangered countless Americans who may misguidedly believe him.
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