Dr. Anthony Fauci now says as much as 90 percent of the population may need to get vaccinated or infected to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 — admitting in a new interview that he has been intentionally raising the bar based, in part, on what he thinks the country is ready to hear.
“When polls said only about half of all Americans would take a vaccine, I was saying herd immunity would take 70 to 75 percent,” he said.
“Then, when newer surveys said 60 percent or more would take it, I thought, ‘I can nudge this up a bit,’ so I went to 80, 85.”
“I’d bet my house that COVID isn’t as contagious as measles,” he said.
– Read more at the NY Post
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Dr Fauci’s estimate for reaching herd immunity has been steadily inching up, @nytimes’ Donald McNeil Jr reports. Fauci told us at last week’s @CNBC #HealthyReturns that it may be 75-85%. https://t.co/j18nUYZ3cV pic.twitter.com/hIKewMAFim
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) December 24, 2020
Fauci indicated that he based his guidance on public polling
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday that between 70% and 90% of the U.S. population would need to get inoculated (or vaccinated) against COVID-19 in order for the country to reach herd immunity.
Fauci indicated that he based his shifting statements on public polling on the popularity of coronavirus vaccines.
“When polls said only about half of all Americans would take a vaccine, I was saying herd immunity would take 70 to 75 percent,” Fauci said. “Then, when newer surveys said 60 percent or more would take it, I thought, ‘I can nudge this up a bit,’ so I went to 80, 85.”
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Dr. Fauci should have the airspace between his ears vaccinated, because when he opens up his mouth, Fauci is causing “global warming” or is it “global bull”? This is the man who sent over seven million dollars to the communist lab in Wuhan, to help fund the Wuhan virus, that killed many people and destroyed economies all over the world. Treason!
Who do you expect to DO that?? Congress?? The media?
Not only funded the Wuhan lab but covered up for them and blamed the innocent bats in China.
THAT fact on it’s own, should have him swinging from the gallows.
Fauci admits lying
Looks like we have a Dem politician in the making.
How do we know he’s not been one from the get go?
Wrong. Democrats never admit they are lying.
In the making? He is on a patent covering the corona virus and related research. There is no in the making, he is a China loving left-wing POS and always has been. He is in this well over his deep state, china loving ears.
I don’t think that it can be stopped. We can have 90% get the shots, but if Biden allows thousands in without any health checks. We could bring in thousands with the virus, measles, Tb or other infected people.
The lock downs, mask and hospital overloads will be our present not the past.
And what’s the bet, this “we need to get 90% or more vaccinated”, will be JUST THE push they need, to mandate it…
They can mandate all they want, but anyone attempting to administer it to me will have to ask him/herself, “Do I feel lucky? Well, do I?”
And what will you do, if you are unable to travel, unable to shop, unable to enter ANY Store/library/business, cause ‘you have neglected to get your vaccine’? THAT IS IMO How they will push any mandates..
I’ve never been prone to being a religious zealot, but it sounds a lot like the mark of the Beast to me.
Based on all the data published by the CDC and state health departments COVID under age 65 is statistically as dangerous as the annual flu. And for those under age 30 almost harmless. It appears all of the hype has been to try to save lives in nursing homes but the important part of that data is not public, namely how many elderly are already terminally ill or close to it with something like cancer or heart failure. Even dying from a heart attack with a case of COVID “on board” is recorded as a COVID death.
Masks are a livable nusence but a destroyed economy and main street is a huge price to pay for a state of unnecessary panic. This was a monumental miscalculation that should have been recognized way back in June when age-related mortality rates were obvious to everyone.
Masks, however don’t work and the thing nobody’s talking about is the only way to catch it is to be in a closed room close to someone who has it for 20-30 minutes. Seeing people wearing masks in cars with the windows rolled up is a testament to the stupidity and gullibility of the of the Schlemmings™ that comprise the majority of the US population.
True.. These days, it does seem like the vast majority of folks, are just as brainless as lemmings are..
After the indoctrination by our education system and the State run media Americans are just plain scared stupid. The age groups most likely to recover seem to be the ones that are too terrified to step out of their homes, go to a movie, go to a bar or get their hair cut. The USA won’t recover until we defeat herd stupidity. Stalin and Hitler, not to mention Chairmen Mao could have used men like Cuomo and Newson to implement their health and social justice schemes.
Big question, is CAN we eliminate herd stupidity??
Masks “social distancing” are nothing but political jokes. Sitting inside in a nice warm environment, or freezing our behinds off in a stupid tent makes zero difference on the ability to transmit the ‘beer flu’. Use your heads folks, this is just plain moronic.
With rare exception, whenever any of the population of ambulatory excrement in our government opens their mouth, the default content that is spewed is lies.
Pity we can’t permamently seal their mouths shut, so they CHOKE on all that manure.
Not only funded the Wuhan lab but covered up for them and blamed the innocent bats in China. Then he encouraged rapid development of expensive ventilators that killed more people and served as a distraction instead of ramping up production of N95 masks. He than blocked HCQ and Ivermectin. He is doing nothing to help early treatment and just wanting for people to get really sick and go to the ICU. He doesn’t even promote Vitamin D which is very low cost prevention.
Why can’t we get rid of leaches such as Fauci?
Fauci is not simply seeking herd immunity. His aim is herd community.
YOU will be assimilated.. RESISTANCE is futile.
He is no DR. he is a Quack. Should be charged with biological terrorism.
This quack should be plucked, cooked, and served for dinner.
So Mr Fauci has removed any credibility that what he says is fact. Typical liberal or political appointee he is a QUACK.
He should be arrested and treated as an enemy combatant. There should be a dark hole at GITMO with his name on it.
too bad tar and feathers has gone out of style.
Pity we EVER STOPPED doing it.
What a phony sellout, Fauci is your average, run-of-the-mill, corrupt stooge bureaucrat. He is an over-paid “essential” hack, Nothing more nothing less. I don’t understand why anyone would listen to a single thing this half-wit prankster parasite has to say.
Everyone should have known. He is in the government and his lips were moving.
If you want some straight forward, no BS, well researched comment, read Michelle Malkin : “The year expert credibility died”. Mother, house wife, always a lady. Well researched, no BS, never vulger. One of the last of her kind.