Dr. Anthony Fauci has received backlash from President Trump after he expressed his concern about reopening schools too soon.
According to the Daily Mail, President Trump expressed his thoughts during a meeting with governors and reporters early Wednesday that he wanted the schools to be reopened despite Dr. Fauci’s concerns. He said he ‘totally disagreed with him on schools” and claimed Fauci liked to play both sides during an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo.
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‘I was surprised by his answer, actually, because, you know, it’s just to me it’s not an acceptable answer especially when it comes to schools. The only thing that would be acceptable as I said is professors, teachers, etc., over a certain age, I think they ought to take it easy for another few weeks.’
The president also claimed that the coronavirus had little impact on young people despite the number of children falling ill to a rare inflammatory syndrome.
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Fauci said during his testimony in front of the SENATE Help Committee that he wants schools to be reopened but steps needed to be taken.
‘We just have to see, on a step-by-step basis, as we get into the period of time with the fall, about reopening the schools exactly where we’ll be and the dynamics of the outbreak. I think we better be careful if we are not cavalier in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects,’