The Fauci article is interesting. Is it accurate? Perhaps, perhaps not. I don't know.
Here's what Wikipedia says about the source of the article (The Federalist) :
Coronavirus pandemic misinformation[edit]
During the
COVID-19 pandemic,
The Federalist published numerous pieces that contained false information or information that was contrary to the recommendations of public health experts and authorities.
[5][26] The Federalist published articles denouncing
social distancing, as well as articles claiming that fears over the pandemic had been overhyped by the
Democratic Party and the media.
The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis said that Democrats were intentionally trying to "destroy the economy" as a "last-ditch 2020 play", and that "All they care about is power. And if they have to destroy your life and business to get power back, they will."
The Federalist published articles calling on the government to quickly end social distancing directions, and to open businesses again.
[26] Co-founder Domenech attacked a prominent analysis from
Imperial College London which estimated the loss of life due to the pandemic; Domenech attacked the analysis for revising its figures downward, but the reason that the analysis did so was that the analysis incorporated the social distancing and shutdown strategies that had increasingly been implemented.
[27] Tracinski, a former contributor, wrote in
Bulwark that
The Federalist devolved over time into a "conspiracy-mongering partisan rag that has now become a menace to public health".
[27]
It published a piece by someone identified as a physician in
Oregon who recommended that people hold
"chickenpox"-style parties for the coronavirus to build herd immunity, but the recommendations were contrary to those of public health experts, and the author in question did not have a medical license and had worked as a businessman for decades.
[26][28][29] At the time, experts warned that the number of new infections should be kept down so as to not overburden the health care system.
[30] The Federalist was subsequently temporarily suspended from
Twitter for promoting fringe ideas that contradicted public health experts and were harmful to public health.
[29] Reddit also removed links to
The Federalist article on its platform.
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