Critics of White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci reacted with disdain and distrust following his appearance on MSNBC Sunday. Fauci told host Mehdi Hasan that it is still not acceptable for Americans to eat indoors even if they have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
“For the simple reason that level of infection, the dynamics of infection in the community are still really disturbingly high,” said Fauci. “If you are vaccinated, please remember that you still have to be careful and not get involved in crowded situations, particularly indoors where people are not wearing masks.”
Former NFL quarterback Matt Leinart urged Fauci to “get off the airwaves” via Twitter while Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows linked to the clip and said Democrats had “zero intention of giving back their newfound control, even if you’re vaccinated.”
Hasan reminded Fauci that he once said Americans had “no need” to wear masks like Asian countries had been doing.
Fauci told Hasan that he made those comments because at the time there was a mask shortage and they needed to save them for health care workers, they had no evidence that masks worked, and he and his fellow White House task force members did not know asymptomatic people were spreading the virus.
