Dr. Anthony Fauci has admitted there was no hard evidence to support some of the most controversial pandemic policies.
On Friday, the House COVID-19 subcommittee released a transcript from closed-door testimony Fauci offered in January. Republicans pressed him on the origins of the six-foot social distancing guidelines, which Fauci admitted was essentially arbitrary.
He said “It sort of just appeared. I don’t recall… a discussion of whether it should be 5 or 6 or whatever.” He went on to admit there haven’t been any studies to support social distancing, partially because they would be difficult to do. Fauci was asked about these comments in a Congressional hearing earlier today.
Likewise in January, Fauci also couldn’t name a study supporting masking for children, though he said such a study might exist. Meanwhile, he said the psychological impact of masking children is still up in the air.