Dr. Anthony Fauci denies suppressing COVID lab leak theory
Former top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci strongly denied suppressing the theory that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak in China, telling lawmakers he never influenced research on the origins of the virus.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, is seated to testify before a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
A woman sitting in the public seats holds up a water bottle with Trump printed on it as Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, takes part in a hearing for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, takes part in a hearing for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
While refusing to call him "doctor", U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) asks questions of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, during a hearing for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) listens during a hearing featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
Staff and other attendees listen as U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) asks questions and makes statements at Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, during a hearing for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.REUTERS
While refusing to call him "doctor," U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) holds up a photograph of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to President Biden, during a hearing for the House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3.