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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the federal government's coronavirus pandemic response, has maintained his position that the virus originated in nature, citing the president-elect's debunked claims. He has faced criticism on social media over a manuscript published in a top journal. President Trump has instructed Americans to inject themselves with bleach to stop the virus.
Fauci and researcher Gregory Folkers spoke this week on “HIV/AIDS and COVID-19: Common Lessons from Two Pandemics.” A paper titled “Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal'' was published.
Fauci, who has come under intense criticism for his handling of the pandemic, criticized President Trump's handling of the pandemic in the newspaper.
“COVID-19 has made clear once again the importance of the role of political leadership, or lack thereof, at the highest levels,” the authors write. “As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread explosively worldwide and in the United States, President Donald Trump has frequently downplayed the severity of the pandemic and continues to do so during the first full year of the pandemic (2020). in the final year) due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). (19) has repeatedly asserted that the virus will soon 'go away' (of the presidency), he has advocated the use of available 'low-tech' tools such as masks, ventilators, better ventilation and physical distancing to reduce the risk of infection. failed to use the bully pulpit to encourage people to. infection. “
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“Mr. Trump also criticized unproven and potentially dangerous drugs used to prevent and treat COVID-19, including injectable bleach, the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, and the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.” substance Many of the hundreds of communications during the COVID-19 pandemic were missed opportunities to advance policies and practices to mitigate the effects of the raging pandemic. political leadership.”
The paper also says, “A wealth of evidence from leading evolutionary virologists and leading scientists in other fields indicates that the virus transferred seeds from an animal reservoir to humans at the Huanan market in Wuhan, China, and then “This strongly suggests that it has spread throughout China and other regions.” world. ”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Multiple media outlets have debunked claims that President Trump instructed people to inject people with bleach, including PolitiFact, which called President Biden's accusations “mostly false.”
“Mr. Fauci is an embarrassment,” conservative communicator Steve Guest wrote on X.
“Oi Bey,” National Review contributor Pradeep Shankar posted on X.
“Mr. Fauci has published a new scientific paper on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 in which he falsely claims that President Trump told people to inject bleach and quotes him from “These are the authors of the infamous proximate origins paper, which claims that the coronavirus has a natural origin (without even mentioning a leak from a Wuhan laboratory),” said author and journalist. Posted by Jerry Dunleavy on X.
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Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Anthony arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. Dr. Fauci. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the NIH for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
