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According to a Daily Wire report, Dr. Anthony Fauci could not cite one scientific study that supported masking children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci’s failure was revealed in recently released testimony transcripts from a House Oversight Committee hearing earlier this year.

“Do you recall reviewing any studies or data supporting masking for children?” GOP counsel asked, according to the transcript.

“You know, I might have, Mitch, but I don’t recall specifically that I did. I might have,” Fauci responded.

The counsel then pointed to studies and data from the pandemic that suggest masking harmed child development and education.

“There’s been a lot of studies that have come out since the pandemic started, but specifically on this there have been significant on, kind of like the learning loss and speech and development issues that have been associated with particularly young children wearing masks while they’re growing up. They can’t see their teacher talk and can’t learn how to form words. Have you followed any of those studies?” the counsel asked.

“No,” Fauci answered, adding research on child masking is still mixed.

“I believe that there are a lot of conflicting studies too, that there are those that say, yes, there is an impact, and there are those that say there’s not. I still think that’s up in the air,” Fauci said. “I mean, I’m very sensitive to children. I have children and I have grandchildren. So, I don’t want to have anything that would do to harm them [sic]. But I think that there was a conflicting discussion about the negative impact on speech and formation of the bones of the face, and that I think was debunked pretty easily.”

Fauci is due back in front of Congress this week to provide testimony; Oversight sent a reminder.

“Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “A Hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci” tomorrow, Monday, June 3, 2024. This hearing is the first time Dr. Fauci will testify publicly since retiring from public service. Earlier this year, Dr. Fauci appeared in front of the Select Subcommittee for a closed-door, two-day, 14-hour transcribed interview.”

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