Vaunted virus expert draws blank over street protests
August 2, 2020 in News by RBN Staff
source: onenewsnow.com
by Chris Woodward, Billy Davis
After suggesting that people should wear eye protection to help prevent catching COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci was pressed days later about protesters filling the streets but brazenly shrugged off the issue.
“I’m not in a position to determine,” he insisted, “what the government can do in a forceful way.”
Infectious Disease, is the most visible member of the White House pandemic task force. He has also gained national attention as the media’s go-to expert on the virus, and how doctors should fight it and how the public can protect itself from catching it.
In a Wednesday, June 29 interview with ABC News, the infectious disease expert was asked if eye protection would be recommended soon along with the current push for face masks.
“It might,” he replied, “if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces.”
Mucosa is moist tissue that lines the mouth, lungs, and also the eyelids, so Fauci suggested people should use eye protection “if you really want to be complete.”
Medical experts say wearing a mask prevents spreading the virus to others. But the issue has become a contentious and controversial issue for much of the public, including those who demand others wear them or those who refuse to do so.
Meanwhile, Fauci recently attended a Washington Nationals baseball game where he was photographed with his own mask dangling off his chin.
