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We really better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children.

Dr. Anthony Fauci turned the tables on Senator Rand Paul Tuesday, after theKentucky Republican suggested the immunologist and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) should be more humble and even point-blank told him he was not the end all when it comes to knowing about the coronavirus.

Senator Paul, who recovered after contracting COVID-19, was pushing for schools to re-open, suggesting the coronavirus doesnt kill many children.

Shouldnt we at least be discussing what the mortality of children is? Paul asked Fauci, saying for those 18 and younger it approaches zero.

We never reached any sort of pandemic levels in Kentucky and other [rural] states, Paul insisted. Outside of New England, weve had a relatively benign course for this virus nationwide.

Thats false. New York, which has been the epicenter of the disease for most of the time, is not in New England. Illinois now ranks number three in total deaths. Louisiana ranks fifth in deaths per capita. D.C. ranks sixth, followed by Michigan which ranks fourth in total deaths.

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) tweeted a quick smack-down of Senator Pauls provably false claims: Warren County, Kentucky where Rand Paul lives has more COVID-19 cases per capita than 51 of the 67 counties in New England states.

Sen. Paul then went after Dr. Fauci, saying, I think we ought to have a little humility in our belief we know whats best for the economy.

As much as I respect you Dr. Fauci, I dont think youre the end-all. I dont think you get to make a decision.

Paul also said the facts will show there will not be another surge, saying, I think its a huge mistake if we dont open the schools in the fall.

Fauci never advocated for not opening schools, so its unclear why Paul was attacking him for that. Even Chairman Lamar Alexander suggested Fauci tell Paul he had not said that.

I have never made myself out to be the end all and only voice in this, Fauci responded. Im a scientist, a physician and a public health official. I dont give advice about economic things, I dont give advice about anything other than public health.

And then he delivered a smack-down to Senator Paul.

You used the word that we should be humble about what we dont know. And I think that falls under the fact that we dont know everything about this virus, and we really better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children.

Because the more and more we learn, were seeing things about what this virus can do, that we didnt see from the studies in China, or in Europe. For example, right now, children presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, who actually have a very strange inflammatory syndrome, very similar to Kawasaki Syndrome, he said.

I think we better be careful that were not cavalier, in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects, Fauci warned.

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