Dr. Fauci Faces off<br />With Rand Paul<br />in Fiery Exchange<br />Over Face Masks.<br />During a Senate hearing, Paul falsely claimed that people<br />who have recovered from COVID-19 or been vaccinated<br />against it have a “virtual 0% chance” of becoming infected.<br />He also accused<br />Dr. Fauci, who has<br />received both of his<br />COVID-19 vaccinations,<br />of wearing his face<br />mask “for show.”.<br />You’ve been vaccinated and you parade around<br />in two masks for show. You can’t get it again …<br />There’s virtually 0% chance you’re going to get<br />it and you’re telling people that have had the<br />vaccine who have immunity … to wear masks … , Rand Paul, via CNBC.<br />Paul’s questioning of<br />whether masks were<br />“just theater” is what<br />seemingly upset<br />Dr. Fauci the most. .<br />Here we go again with the theater …<br />Can I just state for the record that<br />masks are not theater. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, via CNBC.<br />Dr. Fauci went on to tell Paul that<br />he “totally disagree[s] with [him].”.<br />He pointed out that the emergence of new variants<br />in the United States poses a threat to everyone.<br />In the South African study conducted by<br />[Johnson & Johnson], they found that people<br />who were infected with wild type and were<br />exposed to the variant in South Africa,<br />the 351, it was as if they had never been<br />infected before, they had no protection. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, via CNBC.<br />Dr. Fauci further argued his point on<br />‘CBS This Morning’ the next day, saying<br />Paul was “dead wrong.”.<br />[He] has this message that we don’t<br />need masks, which goes against just<br />about everything we know about how<br />to prevent the spread of the virus … <br />he’s just, quite frankly, incorrect. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, via Politico
