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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years

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Dr Anthony Fauci at a Senate hearing on 29 July 2026. Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

Katie Miller, an erstwhile Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller, once relied on Dr Anthony Fauci to get through Covid. Now, she’s calling for his imprisonment – a reversal that illuminates the politicization of Fauci and of public health writ large, a trend that could have major repercussions for America’s preparedness for future crises.

A US Senate committee will vote on Thursday morning over whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after the physician and former public health official invoked his fifth amendment rights during a Senate hearing last week focused on Fauci’s actions during the Covid pandemic.

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