Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) provided dangerously incorrect COVID-19 recommendation on Fox Information Thursday night time that set off an outcry on social media.

The senator urged all those that have recovered from the coronavirus to throw out their masks and exit and revel in public areas as a result of they’re now “immune” to it. This isn’t true; there have been confirmed instances of reinfection each within the U.S. and overseas.

“We’ve 11 million folks in our nation who’ve already had COVID. We must always inform them to rejoice. We must always inform them to throw away their masks, go to eating places, and stay once more, as a result of these folks at the moment are immune,” he advised Fox Information host Martha MacCallum.

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention has mentioned that reinfection is feasible and that each one folks ought to put on masks in public areas, no matter whether or not they have had COVID-19 or not.

Rand Paul: We’ve 11 million folks in our nation who’ve already had COVID. We must always inform them to rejoice. We must always inform them to throw away their masks, go to eating places, and stay once more as a result of these folks at the moment are immune(they don’t seem to be immune) pic.twitter.com/Un2CQ1b5Tg

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) November 13, 2020

Paul additionally tried to solid the nation’s main infectious illness professional, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as melodramatic for urging the general public to remain vigilant, at the same time as virus instances soar to record-breaking highs and hospitalization charges surge.

“Dr. Fauci doesn’t wish to admit to any of that,” Paul mentioned of his false immunity declare. “Dr. Fauci is like ‘Oh, woe is me.’”

Regardless of Fauci being a member of his White Home coronavirus process pressure, President Donald Trump has attacked the general public well being professional for differing with him on tips on how to deal with the virus.

Paul criticized the physician on Thursday as politicized and biased. Fauci has by no means publicly endorsed any political candidate in his greater than 4 a long time of public service.

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“He believes that submission and lockdowns are high-quality, he’s not too frightened about particular person liberties,” Paul mentioned.

Fauci known as Paul out at a Senate listening to in September for making inaccurate and unscientific claims in regards to the coronavirus and herd immunity.

The senator’s identify was trending on Twitter Thursday night time after his look.

Wanna see a loopy individual?

Right here’s Rand Paul telling folks to go celebration who’ve already had COVID.

Irresponsible and negligent. Daily I’m ashamed he represents Kentucky.

He stalled anti-lynching laws just lately.

Not working for anybody I do know…pic.twitter.com/fKF48R9ERK

— Rex Chapman



(@RexChapman) November 13, 2020

Rand Paul is telling those that in the event that they already had COVID-19, they’re immune. THAT IS A LIE.

He ought to have his medical license revoked, and he ought to be censured by the Senate. And name his neighbor.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) November 13, 2020

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