Posted on 04/17/2021 9:46:03 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, admitted Friday that weighing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions against personal liberties is something he finds "very frustrating."
Fauci's admission came one day after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confronted the infectious disease doctor about when the Biden administration would recommend lifting pandemic-related restrictions so that "Americans get their freedom back."
What did Fauci say? While speaking with MSNBC host Joy Reid, Fauci suggested that personal freedoms should take a backseat to public health measures.
Reid asked Fauci, "Does it shock you, frustrate you, how do you feel when you are peppered with questions about, you know, restrictions and freedoms — and the dead, the 560,000 dead are not mentioned?"
Fauci told Reid that he finds it "very frustrating."
"Well, it's very frustrating, because, you know, as a public health official, I'm very much aware of this issue of COVID-19 fatigue, about people really being worn down and tired of the kinds of restrictions that we have when we do public health guidelines," Fauci said.
However, Fauci admitted that he, at least, empathizes with Jordan and also wants to return to normal life, but emphasized that he places a "higher priority" on public health measures.
Congressman Jordan mentioned the people of Ohio. I care very much for the people of Ohio. I don't want to see them get sick or die, because we have 560,000 Americans that have died so far. So, we're looking at it from different perspectives. I'm looking at it from a public health perspective, and he was talking about the infringement upon liberties. Right now, what we need to do is get this pandemic behind us. And we will do that, and it will not be an indefinite period of time.
The thing that we have so much in our favor is that we now have 80 million Americans fully vaccinated and 127 million have had at least one dose. Each day, we get 3 to 4 million people vaccinated, additionally, each day that goes by. So, what we need to do is just hang on there a bit longer until we get the majority, the overwhelming majority, of people vaccinated. And you will see the level of infection continue to come down. And when it does, then you'll see a relaxation of the kind of restrictions that people would like to get rid of because they want to get their lives back. I certainly want to get my life back. But I also put, as a higher priority, the health and the safety and the lives of the American public. Anything else? When Jordan grilled Fauci for specific metrics regarding what must happen before Americans receive their freedoms back, Fauci refused to provide details.
"You know, you're indicating liberty and freedom ... but I look at it as a public health measure to keep people from dying and going to the hospital," Fauci told Jordan.
Curtailing liberties also has a big public health implication. Look at the rates of depression, substance abuse, anxiety skyrocketing not to mention people becoming ill or dying of preventable illness because they have put off routine treatments and screenings. What this arrogant twerp is not counting is the high cost of social distancing masking and lockdowns
Like the old saying goes, scratch a democrat on the surface and you will find a tyrant underneath.
5.56mm
President Trump could have drained the swamp but he was afraid to prime the pump.
You only "saw" it...
They knew they had him from day one when he let Hillary skate.
This is the extent of your knowledge of Swamp politics.
EVERY American thinks they know more about politics than they actually do...
The lesson of Norma Asnes is that most Americans don’t know Mitt about what is actually going on on the inside.
However - did you ever learn the lesson of Norma Asnes? I did, long ago.
Sure thing. Easy peasy!
It always amazes me what narcissistic half wits are willing to say in public.
The easy way was to let the swamp fester and now it's burbling and churning with almighty joy in wuhan CCP corona fascism, oppression, permanently rigged elections and infinite vote-buying money.
Winning Is Too Hard!
Make America Wait Again!
Utter BS.
Breathe Free! Freegards.
Breathing tax coming soon. :)
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