China News Service, September 24. According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) report, at a Congressional hearing in the United States on the 23rd local time, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul claimed that due to "herd immunity "The number of new crown cases in New York State "may not rise."
In this regard, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, strongly refuted and criticized Paul for not listening carefully to the opinions of health experts.
Data map: Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
According to reports, U.S. Republican Senator Paul often criticizes lockdown measures designed to prevent the spread of the new crown virus and question their effectiveness.
Paul claimed that although some businesses and schools were closed earlier this year to curb the spread of the new crown virus, New York's death rate is still among the highest in the world.
Fauci responded that New York was hit "quite severely", but the positive rate in New York State has dropped to about 1% because New Yorkers have been following advice, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.
When Paul put forward the theory that New Yorkers have enough immunity and are no longer dangerous, Fauci looked a little annoyed and said: "No, you misunderstood this, and you did it repeatedly in the past."
Fauci then asked for more time to complete his answer: "Because this often happens to Mr. Senator."
Fauci said: "You didn't listen carefully to what the CDC director said. The infection rate in New York is about 22%. If you think 22% is herd immunity, I believe you are the only one who thinks so."
According to reports, 22% refers to the proportion of the population infected with the new coronavirus in New York State.
At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States has exceeded 6.9 million, with more than 201,000 deaths.