Posted on 09/16/2021 1:06:14 PM PDT by conservative98
White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci once dismissed wearing a mask to prevent infectious disease as a “paranoid” tool, laughing at the prospect during a 2019 sit-down interview on The David Rubenstein Show.
During the interview, which aired May 22, 2019, nearly a year before the Chinese coronavirus pandemic hit, Rubenstein and Fauci discussed infectious diseases, vaccines, and measures of protection to prevent illness. At the end of the interview, Rubenstein asked the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director to weigh in on the best way to protect oneself from infectious disease.
“And the best way to prevent me from getting an infectious disease and having to have you as my doctor is what? Wearing a mask — ” he began, triggering a quick dismissal from Fauci.
“No, no, no,” Fauci said, letting out a laugh.
“I don’t need to do that,” Rubenstein said following Fauci’s reaction. “If somebody’s– I can see they’re getting ready to sneeze or cough, walk away?”
“You avoid all the paranoid aspects and do something positive,” Fauci responded, seemingly categorizing mask-wearing as a tool of the “paranoid.”
“A. Good diet. B. You don’t smoke, I know. I know you don’t drink. At least not very much, so that’s pretty good. Get some exercise. I know that you don’t get as much exercise as you should,” Fauci continued.
“Get good sleep. I think the normal, low tech healthy things are the best things you can do, David, to stay healthy,” Fauci added.
The original video of that conversation may be watched at Bloomberg.com.
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Fauci: Back then I called it a tool. Now I am one.
Fauci is a snake.
This was said during the pandemic itself until after mid March 2020.
Yes Fauci is a Paranoid Tool
It was about April of last year when he changed his tune, as I recall. When asked to explain later, they made some kind of excuse that they did not have enough masks available then and they didn’t want to cause a panic.
He really should be hanging around at a gas station. In Milan.
Guy should be taken out back….
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Was he lying then or is he lying now?
Love the reference.
Fauci: Back then I called it a tool. Now I am one.
Oh, it’s a tool alright.
He made $9 million last year on patients on drugs he controls that the taxpayers financed.
The masks advocated by the govt. are at best a sneeze guard! Nothing more also understand that governments lie & no order is so deplorable/bad that government agents won’t enforce including orders to stand you at the edge of afreshdug slit trench & shoot you in the back of the head!
bump for a fauci reference
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