Isn't It Ironic? Fauci Just Accused DeSantis Of Politicizing Covid

Written By BlabberBuzz | Wednesday, 01 September 2021 02:15 AM
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Isn't It Ironic? Fauci Just Accused DeSantis Of Politicizing Covid

Dr Anthony Fauci denounced a fundraising website for Florida Gov Ron DeSantis for offering T-shirts and drink coolers with messages deriding COVID-19 vaccines and the top infectious disease expert himself amid surging death rates in Florida.

During his presence on Jake Tapper's CNN show State of the Union on Sunday, the veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and infectious Disease said there was no place for "politicization" during a public health crisis.

"We have an extraordinary problem that is killing people in the United States, killing us, putting us in the hospital, so that kind of politicization... there's no place for that when you're dealing with a public health crisis," Fauci said.

Two days earlier, Florida reported the nation's second-highest seven-day death rate related to COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020, almost 44,000 people have died in the state because of it.

A campaign website for DeSantis is proposing a range of merchandise ridiculing masks, COVID vaccines, and Fauci himself. The scientist has long been a lightning rod for right-wing conservatives opposing mask and vaccination mandates.

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A T-shirt and a matching beverage cooler retailing to $21 and $12, respectively, are emblazoned with the words, "Don't Fauci My Florida." When COVID vaccines were first launched last winter, they were humorously referred to as "Fauci-Ouchis."

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Another beverage cooler design has a quote from DeSantis, which reads: "How the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on?"

When asked about being personally targeted for promoting vaccines and safety measures during the pandemic, Fauci replied: "whoever is attacking me is a reflection of the politicization of what should be a purely public health issue, and it's really unfortunate.

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"They are attacking me personally because I'm a visible person, but I'm merely articulating the proper public health practices that are recommended strongly by an organization, and that organization is the CDC."

Fauci concluded: "we should put all of that aside."

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