Rand Paul Gets Schooled On Coronavirus Variants After Calling Fauci's Masks 'Theater'

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Source: huff post



CORONAVIRUS 03/18/2021 06:17 pm ET

“Masks are protective,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said before informing the senator that COVID-19 can still pose threats to those already infected or vaccinated.




In a heated exchange in the Senate on Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) challenged Dr. Anthony Fauci on his understanding of whether people can get reinfected with COVID-19, telling the nation’s top infectious disease expert that wearing two masks is “just theater.”

Fauci was quick to give a lesson on the dangers of different coronavirus strains.


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“Here we go again with the theater. Let’s get down to the facts,” Fauci said before breaking down the potential risks that mutated versions of the virus can have on all people ― including those who have already been vaccinated or infected with the original virus strain of SARS-CoV-2, which Fauci referred to as the “wild type.”

“I agree with you that you very likely would have protection from wild type, for at least six months, if you’re infected,” Fauci said. “But we, in our country, now have variants that are circulating.”

“When you talk about reinfection, and you don’t key in the concept of variants, that’s an entirely different ball game, that’s a good reason for a mask,” he added. He went on to cite a study out of South Africa that found people were becoming reinfected after being exposed to one of these new variants.

“It was as if they had never been infected before,” he explained. “They had no protection.”



Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fauci-schools-rand-paul-on-virus-variants-risks_n_605394cac5b6e32eb4b02fcc

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Fauci must get sick to talking to this idiot Paul.

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Sen. @RandPaul
: "If we're not spreading the infection, isn't it just theater? You have the vaccine and you're wearing two masks, isn't that theater?

Dr. Anthony Fauci: "Here we go again with the theater. Let's get down to the facts."

Full video here: https://c-span.org/video/?509827-

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Dr. Anthony Fauci basically told Senator Rand Paul, I need you to STFU and let me finish playboy!

#KidVicious
Fire

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[riversedge]

1. .....This isn't the first time Paul and Fauci have sparred at Senate hearings. Last May, Paul critic

..............This isn’t the first time Paul and Fauci have sparred at Senate hearings. Last May, Paul criticized Fauci for his recommendation that schools not open in the fall. Then, in September, he falsely suggested that New York City succeeded at flattening the curve in the early months of the pandemic not because of shutdowns and strict adherence to CDC guidelines, but because the initial devastating outbreak had allowed the population to reach herd immunity..............................

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[dchill]

2. Rand Paul used to be a docter.

[babylonsister]

7. Sort of. He doesn't have a bachelor's degree, or didn't.

This is old but interesting.

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/07/397837978/5-things-you-should-know-about-sen-rand-paul

5 Things You Should Know About Sen. Rand Paul
April 7, 20159:03 AM ET
Nayana Davis

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He doesn't have a bachelor's degree.

Paul holds a medical degree from Duke University, but he was a few courses shy of earning a bachelor's degree from Baylor University. The Kentucky senator was enrolled at the Texas Christian college, where he studied biology and English, from fall 1981 to summer 1984. He left the program after receiving his acceptance to medical school. At the time, Duke did not require a bachelor's degree for admittance, but the policy has since changed.

A fact-check conducted by The Washington Post revealed two instances on the same day in February where Paul stated that he held degrees in biology and English. A spokesman for the senator later argued to the paper that a medical degree is a biology degree.

[Sgent]

10. We are somewhat unique

in requiring an undergrad degree for medical school admission. In most places you do 6 years post secondary education to get an MBBS, then do 1-2 years of internships / research to get an MD. There are still US med schools schools that direct admit from HS and do 6 year programs, but only a few slots for them.

In the US though you have (effectively) 3 years of training post MD as a minimum. 1-3 legally depending on state, but 3 if you want a job. Paul completed a 4 year Ophthalmology residency.

[wnylib]

17. Amazing, then, that he knows so little

about viral infection. I have a better understanding of it than Paul has demonstrated, and my degree is not medical.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. I dated a guy who did the same thing. He passed the MCAT and was admitted

to Univ of KY med school before his BS was finished. He did catch up the last few courses during summers but when he started Med School he had not graduated from college

[Marcuse]

22. You claim to hold a degree in English? Show me your diploma!

Paul stated that he held degrees in biology and English. A spokesman for the senator later argued to the paper that a medical degree is a biology degree.

[DBoon]

26. Show us the Long Form of your diploma!

[Walleye]

3. He said Fauci was "parading around" in a mask.

Disrespectful piece of shit. Who the hell does he think he is. Right wing hack politician, talking to this world class epidemiologist as if Fauci was a child in elementary school

[flibbitygiblets]

19. That's Repubs in a nutshell. Talking points are the only education they feel they need.

Ol' weasel head really thought he was going to score some points, trying to use his medical background to put himself on par with a world leader in the field, and tell the guy on national television what a hack he thought he was.

It was clear by the time Fauci began to respond, Randall knew he'd overplayed his hand and was about to become a viral meme.

[riversedge]

4. Dr. Fauci on @CuomoPrimeTime on Rand Paul. "I'm afraid if people hear what he says and believe it,

Paul is not only stupid--he is dangerous.





Dr. Fauci on @CuomoPrimeTime
on Rand Paul. “I’m afraid if people hear what he says and believe it, and they have an elderly person who has been infected and they decide, ‘Well Paul says let’s not wear a mask,’ they won’t. They can get reinfected again and get into trouble.”

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[Diamond_Dog]

5. My Gawd this Paul is an A-1 Asshole!

[oasis]

6. Paul doesn't know shit from grape jelly. nt

[underpants]

8. Not that I (truly) in any way condone it but

Rand’s neighbor beat him to the point of hospitalization. Now we have a clear idea why.

[flibbitygiblets]

20. It is pretty easy to imagine losing one's shit in the presence of this jackhole.

Not that I'm condoning it either, but somehow I don't feel like (too) much of a bad person for enjoying the mental imagery.

[hobby10113]

21. Did the neighbor get any federal charges against him?

If he did Biden should pardon him.

[WVreaper]

9. Has Rand Paul always been stupud?

or was he just born that way?

[IronLionZion]

11. Rand Paul could have organ damage that he doesn't know about

making a second infection more deadly for him. And he most probably spread the virus to others when he was infected.

[hadEnuf]

12. Why do people even bother to try and talk to the GOP civilly any more? It's a waste of time.

Everything they say should be met with instant derision and contempt because it is guaranteed nonsense of the worst kind.

Rand Paul is just another asshole freak squealing about "the Nanny State" or some other lunatic bullshit. These worthless morons should be jeered down every time they open their mouths.

[CTyankee]

25. But this was an excellent platform for us! Where else are we going to get the Rand Paul's

of our government in such a position to expose him as the fraud he is? Let's showcase all of these corrupt idiots for what they are!

[DallasNE]

13. Sen. Paul Caught The Disease Long Enough Ago

That he likely no longer has protection from infection unless he got vaccinated recently. He should know this. It is far too early to declare victory over this disease. Now is not the time to let the disease to get a fresh foothold.

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. How can a person supposedly educated in at least a close analog of medicine be so incredibly obtuse?

What a f'ing idiot. Or he is being purposely obtuse, in which case he is not only a f'ing idiot, but a giant POS as well.

[SunSeeker]

15. The sniveling little coward couldn't even look Dr. Fauci in the eyes after he asked his question!

Fuck Rand Paul.

[Jon King]

18. Republicans serve no purpose...

Zero ideas on the future, educating kids for the new economy, climate change, immigration, fixing Social Security, green energy, health care, modernizing the infrastucture.

Completely worthless in every way.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. I'm all for free speech, but we should criminalize hoaxes that harm society

If you can't yell fire in a crowded theater, and you can't maintain a Ponzi scheme, and need a license to practice medicine and sell securities, why can't we limit speech that is clearly a HOAX?

"It's going away" was a hoax.

Bleach was a hoax.

Masks are theater and useless is a hoax.

No Russian influence was a hoax.

You ok with hoaxes as free speech? Because clearly we've put limits on some things, and others are doing us harm.

[NCjack]

24. Too scary to let Paul examine my eyes, and definitely don't want from him

advice on Covid-19 + its variants.

[Hugin]

27. Kick for Dr Fauci...

Poor guy. Simply doing his job.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. You're and ophthalmologist, and I don't need glasses to see you're an assh*le.

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[Polybius]

29. Schooled!

Love that term, haven't heard it used in years.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. This makes me smile