320: The Fauci Files
During an extraordinary career, Dr. Anthony Fauci led the federal response to HIV-AIDS, SARS, H1N1, Ebola, and Zika. He always advocated funding for pandemic preparedness, vaccine development, immunology and pathogen research. Then came COVID-19, which, unlike outbreaks past, was trapped in a politicized online disinformation and conspiracy-mongering stew.
As he was pushing 80, Fauci rode the dragon of a novel coronavirus pandemic that was leaving piles of bodies in Italy, India, and New York. He served as the interface between scientists, government, and the public, all while learning about the virus in real-time. Like any good public health communicator, he sought to save lives using the best available knowledge. Like any good scientist, he kept an open mind about what was not yet known.
But the pandemic-grievance industry made him the face of a conspiracy theory. Did he cause a catastrophically deadly pandemic, decimate American freedoms, or ruin the economy over a largely harmless flu? Today we discuss the release of his “diaries” and tune into last week's Senate hearings, where crackpots bullied, berated, and slandered the 85-year old public servant.
Show Notes
Beyond Gain of Function: Strengthening Oversight of Research
Genetic Tracing of Market Wildlife and Viruses at Epicenter of COVID-19
New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts
The Doctor and His Diary: What Fauci’s Innermost Musings Reveal
Did Fauci suffer pulmonary infarction due to COVID-19 vaccine? What we know
Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin
Lab Leak Fever: The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society
