Fauci Admits Recommending University Vaccine Mandates, Lawmakers Say

Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted during a 14-hour session of answering questions that he recommended vaccine requirements in schools and acknowledged that such mandates could increase the likelihood of people opting out of vaccination, according to lawmakers. Dr. Fauci, 83, headed the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 and helped come up with some of the COVID-19 pandemic policies like mandates and lockdowns. He was questioned in private on Jan. 9 by the U.S. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington. While a transcript of the questioning has not yet been released, the panel said early Wednesday that Dr. Fauci told members he advised universities to force their students to get COVID-19 vaccines....