{
  "id": 28388,
  "title": "It's time to leave the man alone.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/its-time-to-leave-the-man-alone",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-29T20:38:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Your Local Epidemiologist",
    "slug": "your-local-epidemiologist",
    "url": "https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/its-time-to-leave-the-man-alone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman recounted her harrowing experience during the pandemic, detailing how she was attacked at a coffee shop in 2020 simply because of a World Health Organization logo on her bag. She wasn't the only one targeted, as people in public health fields shared similar horror stories. Despite the intense backlash she received, she felt survivor's guilt when she saw Dr. Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth during a congressional hearing. While acknowledging the mistakes made during the pandemic, she emphasized that it was essential to leave Fauci alone and focus on addressing the broken systems rather than engaging in unhinged attacks or pandemic revisionism.",
  "summary": "One day in 2020, I went to a coffee shop.",
  "key_points": [
    "Woman attacked at coffee shop in 2020 due to WHO logo on bag",
    "Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth during congressional hearing",
    "Advocate urges to stop attacking Fauci and focus on system issues"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}