The idea that Fauci's opinions are unquestionable is absolute nonsense. That is the media giving him undue credibility. I'm not saying the guy is an idiot, but he's been dead wrong about this numerous times. He's on record saying this was no big deal. The flu was a bigger issue. He said no masks. Masks were actually bad for us somehow. He's praised China's transparency.
I really dislike the way he will speak in vague terms about the risks of the disease. He doesn't site statistics about the mortality rates among young, healthy adults or children, but he'll cite these essentially anecdotal cases of multi-system inflammatory illnesses in kids. He barely references the antibody studies both here and internationally. Why, I do not know. He seems like a very cautious guy, which I guess I can appreciate. However I would love to hear what he thinks a reasonable solution is going forward, because what we're doing now isn't it. He keeps giving the sort of cop out answer that "he's just talking public health". Well these lockdowns and the crashing of the entire economy are going to have very negative public health consequences. If we're expected to take his word is gospel, he had better speak to that sooner than later.
To me he is no more than a smart guy who's opinion is being given outsize importance even as numerous other experts opinions are being ignored because the media loves the power that public fear has granted them. He's a leading expert in a sea of experts. Fauci should be taken seriously, but the way he's being treated now is ridiculous considering how wrong he's been already.
