Five years after COVID lockdowns: The 5 most bizarre ‘Stop-the-Spread’ moments

Sen.RandPaul,R-Ky.,reactstotheNIHadmittingtofundinggain-of-functionresearchon‘AmericaReports.’ AstheU.S.nearsthefive-yearmarksincenationwidelockdownsturnedtoiletpaperintoahotcommodity,FoxNewsDigitaltookalookbackatsomeofthemostcontroversialmandates–thosethatsparkeddebate–and,tosome,defiedlogic. 1.FAUCI’SCONTRADICTIONSFormerNIAIDDirectorAnthonyFauciwasaubiquitoussightthroughoutthepandemic,duringtheadministrationsofbothDonaldTrumpandJoeBiden.  Theoctogenarianallergist,whohadbeenwiththegovernmentsince1968andappointedheadoftheNIH’sinfectiousdiseasearmbyformerPresidentRonaldReagan,wasoftenlambastedforcontradictoryorquestionablemedicalorders. Faucidrewheatforapparentcontradictionsinmask-wearingorders,withcriticsoftenlockingontothecertaintywithwhichtheBrooklyniteannouncedeachcountervailingdevelopment. InMarch2020,Faucitold“60Minutes”about“unintendedconsequences”ofwearingm