: Rand Paul retort to Dr. Fauci: "I don't think you're
: the end all. I don't think you're the one person
: that gets to make a decision."
: NaturalWisdom -- Tuesday, 12-May-2020 14:37:28
https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=146633

The essence of Sen Paul's response to Dr. Fauci is that acquired immunity obtained through natural exposure to and remediation of viruses and pathogens is far superior to antibodies generated by man-made vaccines.
-NW

Senator Rand Paul Questions Dr. Fauci, Drops a Bomb in Senate Hearing
BY STACEY LENNOX | PJ Media
MAY 12, 2020

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Senator Rand Paul had the best five minutes in the first two hours of the hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today. It is clear he has been abiding by shelter-in-place orders because his hair and beard look dangerously close to qualifying him to join the cast of Duck Dynasty. However, his questions could not have been more on point.

The doctor in Rand Paul took over for the questioning. He began by challenging Dr. Fauci on the media narrative that there is no evidence that patients who survive coronavirus have immunity. To be helpful Paul pointed out the following:

• In experiments, rhesus monkeys infected with COVID-19 can’t be reinfected
• Studies have shown plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients neutralizes the virus in lab experiments
• The entire premise of convalescent plasma treatment, mentioned by several on the panel as a potential treatment currently in trials, is that recovered patients develop immunity capable of killing the virus
• Recovering patients across the board are showing significant antibody response
• We know SARS and MERS, coronaviruses with similar clinical presentations, confer immunity for at least 2-3 years

Paul then stated that his view is that the truth is the exact opposite of the media narrative. There is very good evidence that recovered patients will have some durable immunity. And recovered workers, in industries like meatpacking, should be reassured there is a strong likelihood they will not get reinfected. He then referenced that Dr. Fauci had said publicly that he would bet it all that survivors of COVID-19 have some form of immunity and asked him to set the record straight.