COVID-19: Closing schools “for a year was not a good idea,” admits Dr. Fauci

One of the senior advisors who worked with the two US administrations during the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr.^s Anthony Fauci admitted it was a mistake to close schools for a year because of the virus.

“Memorizes [le confinement dans les écoles] “It wasn't a good idea for a year,” the doctor said.^s Fauci on the show CBS Morning Tuesday morning.

However, the doctor insisted that the initial closure of schools was a good solution to prevent the spread of the virus, according to excerpts reported by the newspaper. New York Post.

“When we had to shut down everything for 15 days to flatten the curve [de transmission]“We were facing a tsunami of cases,” he recalled in an interview.

“The problem is: immediately closing everything – and we didn't close everything – but basically enforcing social distancing as well [fermer] Dr. said^s Fauci.

“If you come back [me] “Look on YouTube, I kept saying, 'Close the bars, open the schools,'” he said. “Open schools as quickly and safely as possible.”

The man, who for 38 years was one of the most prominent infectious disease experts in public service in the United States, gave an interview to the American channel following the publication of his memoirs: On Call: The Doctor's Journey into Public Service (On call: A doctor’s journey at the service of the public).

He recounts the emotional moments he experienced during the pandemic years, when, among other things, specialists informed him that a vaccine had been developed to limit the effects of Covid-19. A discovery that the doctor did not expect so quickly.

“It's historic what has been accomplished,” he told the CBS host. “In 11 months? If we had been 10 to 15 years behind, this process would have taken years and years.”

“It was an amazing scientific achievement,” he added.