Sen. Paul, Dr. Fauci Battle Over Vaccines At COVID Hearing
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions witnesses during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal response to COVID-19, Thursday, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The Senate Health Committee held a hearing regarding the ongoing federal response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Doctor Anthony Fauci appeared before the panel virtually Thursday, shortly after he tested positive for the virus himself. This didn’t stop the 81-year-old from sharing a heated exchange with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R). “Can you tell me if anybody on the vaccine approval committees ever received any money from the people who make the vaccines?” Paul demanded. This comes after the FDA green lit Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for kids under the age of five. Paul asked Fauci if he was aware of any studies that show reduction in hospitalization or death for children who take a booster. Fauci said there “hasn’t been