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ecently, Fauci has defended Chinese officials who have faced accusations of denying access to scientists investigating the origins of COVID.
He believes that it is not the fault of the Chinese Communist Party but rather the critics of China who are responsible for the lack of transparency that has plagued everyone trying to figure out where the disease originated.
Fauci is confident that increased transparency would reveal that the virus arose from natural transmission rather than from a lab leak in Wuhan.
“The problem is that they’ve attacked the Chinese so badly,” Fauci said. “The Chinese authorities act suspicious, even when they have nothing to hide.”
Fauci, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as President Biden’s chief medical adviser, retired at the end of 2022. However, he has not slowed down, as he is still in high demand for speeches and opinion pieces.
