
<p>As the truth is revealed, it is now widely accepted that the Covid-19 pandemic was due to an unintentional leak of a man-manipulated virus from a lab in Wuhan, China. ; </p>



<p>Appearing before Congress, former National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe testified that Covid-19 was the result of gain-of-function manipulation that leaked from the lab. That, he emphasized, has been clearly established by both intelligence, science, and common sense.</p>



<p>So, what about the role of Dr. Anthony Fauci in all of that?</p>



<p>Fauci first won national fame for his handling of the HIV crisis in the 1980s as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ;(NIAID) – but not before he was widely criticized for not being responsive to the disease ravaging the gay community. ; Aids activist Larry Kramer called out Fauci as “an incompetent idiot” and a tool of the establishment. ; (Sound familiar?) ; ;</p>



<p>Fauci eventually won general public acclaim for his handling of the Aids epidemic – based more on public relations than medical judgment. ; But still not among the most affected community. ; ;</p>



<p>Sean Strub– an entrepreneur and major LGBTQ fundraiser – retained an unflattering view of Fauci’s role. ; In a 2017 commentary in <em>HuffPost, </em>Staub accused Fauci of “delaying promotion of an AIDS treatment that would have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in the first years of the epidemic.&#8221; In terms of his reputation, Staub said Fauci was “rewriting history.” (Sound familiar?)</p>



<p>As with the Aids epidemic, Fauci was wrong before he was right in terms of Covid-19. ; As Covid appeared in China, Fauci assured President Trump and the nation that it would not be a major problem in the United States. ; </p>



<p>In several media interviews at the time, Fauci said Covid-19 was “not a major threat” to the American public – with the risk being “very low.” ; He initially underestimated the virus’ communicability and flip-flopped on the effectiveness of masks as a preventative measure and who should be vaccinated – and when.</p>



<p>What Fauci did not voluntarily reveal was his personal role in the funding of gain-of-function research in the Wuhan lab that created the virus. ; Not only did he provide money to the lab, but he did so by bypassing the normal procedures that would have put the decision before a government committee. ; </p>



<p>He circumvented the system and made it appear that the money was not used in the development of the Covid-19 virus. ; He lied – and arguably perjured himself before congressional committees.</p>



<p>When Robert Redfield – head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) &#8212; suggested that there was a high probability that Covid-19 escaped from the Wuhan lab, Fauci accused him of making false statements. ; It cost Redfield his job. ; </p>



<p>It was Fauci, however, who distracted attention from the lab in China – and headed off any serious investigation of that possibility – seemingly to conceal his role in both the development of the virus and the cover-up as to its source.</p>



<p>Fauci has proven to be more effective at public relations and bureaucratic maneuvering than medical and scientific advice. ; It has made him and his wife – who is employed by the National Institutes of Health – the highest-paid bureaucrats in America. ; </p>



<p>They have amassed millions of dollars of income – not only from Uncle Sam but private sources. ; That includes the questionable practice of sharing royalties from his government work.</p>



<p>Fauci has retired from his 38 years as head of NIAID &#8212; and that is a benefit for the country and the role of government in medicine. ; However, the issue of his role in the Covid-19 pandemic is still a hot issue that dogs his reputation.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Fauci Covered Up His Role in the Spread of Covid-19
