Fauci Admits Recommending Universities Mandate Vaccines, Lawmakers Say

Doctor sat for 14 hours of questioning this week.

Former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci goes back to a meeting where he is testifying before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington on Jan. 8, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted during a 14-hour session of answering questions that he recommended vaccine requirements in schools and acknowledged that such mandates could increase the likelihood of people opting out of vaccination, according to lawmakers.

Dr. Fauci, 83, headed the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 and helped come up with some of the COVID-19 pandemic policies like mandates and lockdowns. He was questioned in private on Jan. 9 by the U.S. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington.