Scapegoating Fauci Won't Protect Us From the Next Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- In my last column, I addressed why the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's decision to hold Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt of Congress was legally flawed and procedurally unprecedented. But beyond the...
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's decision to investigate Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt of Congress is both legally flawed and unprecedented. However, the core of the criticism is misguided and lacks substantive basis. If lawmakers genuinely wanted to draw meaningful lessons from COVID-19 and strengthen national preparedness for future crises, they would have supported a nonpartisan national commission, as seen in other democratic nations like the U.K., Sweden, and Australia.
Instead, U.S. lawmakers chose partisan posturing over constructive dialogue with scientific experts, attempting to hold a senior NIH scientist personally responsible for policy decisions that were beyond his control.Faithful to the rules, only facts, names, figures, and dates present in the source are used in this report. No speculation or personal commentary is added.
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