Rubio criticizes Fauci for increasing the herd’s estimated immunity to 90 percent

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Her. Marco RubioMarco Antonio Rubio George Clooney calls Trump ‘a charismatic carnival slaver’ DeWine says Ohio teachers, school staff to be the next group to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Nicolle Wallace asks Chris Christie if he’s trying to “ get rid of the Trump stench clearing ‘before 2024 MORE (R-Fla.) Criticizes the government’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony FauciAnthony FauciTSA Screened 1.1 Million Travelers The Day After Christmas Saudi Arabia To Allow Outbound International Flights For Foreigners The Deadliest Month Of The December COVID-19 Pandemic MORE, for increasing its estimate for the US to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus to 90 percent of the vaccinated population.

The Florida Republican said Fauci “twisted” herd immunity estimates after the expert told The New York Times in an interview published last week, that he incrementally increased his expected rate.

“Dr. FauciAnthony FauciTSA Screened 1.1 Million Travelers The Day After Christmas Saudi Arabia To Allow Outbound International Flights For Foreigners The Deadliest Month Of The December COVID-19 Pandemic MORE lied about masks in March, ”Rubio tweeted Sunday. “Dr. Fauci has disrupted the level of vaccination required for the herd’s immunity. He is not alone.”

“Many in elite bubbles believe that the American public doesn’t know ‘what’s right for them,’ so they should be tricked into ‘doing the right thing,’” he added.

Fauci told the paper that he has increased his estimates because he thinks Americans can now better deal with the fact that it may take longer than expected to get into pre-COVID-19 society. He also said that knowledge about COVID-19 was a factor.

Fauci, who leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also said he has increased the estimates because fewer Americans report being skeptical about getting the vaccine.

“When polls said that only about half of all Americans would take a vaccine, I said the herd’s immunity would cost 70 to 75 percent,” Fauci told the Times. “When newer surveys said 60 percent or more would make it, I thought, ‘I can spice this up a bit,’ so I went to 80, 85.”

Herd immunity refers to the percentage of a population that must be vaccinated to make the spread of the virus unlikely. Last month, Fauci had predicted that 70 to 75 percent of Americans would need the vaccine for herd immunity.

“We need a little humility here,” Fauci told the Times. ‘We really don’t know what the real number is. I think the actual range is somewhere between 70 and 90 percent. But I’m not going to say 90 percent. “

In his tweet, Rubio also drew attention to Fauci’s suggestion earlier in the pandemic against the wearing of masks by the American public, out of concern that the demand for masks would create a shortage of health workers at greater risk of contracting the virus.

But Fauci deviated from his initial advice within weeks, recommending Americans wear face masks in public to avoid spreading.

Fauci has been repeatedly criticized by some of the political figures on the right. President TrumpDonald Trump The New York Post editors are calling on President Trump to “ start thinking ” about Georgia’s run-offs instead of quashing the election. has also sometimes criticized Fauci.

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