Fauci and Other Health Officials Testify
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We ran the numbers: There are 3582 news articles covering this topic. 47% (1676) are left leaning, 40% (1449) center, 13% (457) right leaning.
On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered his coronavirus testimony to a Senate health committee. While left-leaning articles highlight key takeaways from the hearing, right-leaning articles highlight that Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., clashed with Fauci.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights key takeaways from the hearing, including that Fauci warned strongly against reopening quickly, the death toll is “almost certainly” higher than known, and that Fauci clashed with Rand Paul on the risk of coronavirus for children. The article also notes that Republicans acknowledged their testing shortcomings, and that Fauci is skeptical about treatments allowing colleges to reopen in the fall.
NPR published a centrist podcast reporting that Fauci’s warning to senators is that if the country reopens too quickly, it would set back all efforts to prevent the virus from spreading. The podcast also notes that Democrats will question why there hasn’t been any national testing guidelines yet.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Senator Paul clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci, telling him that he is not the “end all” when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Paul also added that he didn’t think Fauci is “one person who gets to make a prediction.”