Defending Dr. Fauci

I was really turned off by the attacks made on Dr. Fauci by the Fox News Channel earlier. Among other things, they were accusing him of spreading too much "doom and gloom",  and their website has headlines such as:

Fauci’s mixed messages, inconsistencies about COVID-19 masks, vaccines and reopenings come under scrutiny
'Why should we trust Fauci with a national plan? Back in March, Fauci famously told Americans, 'There’s no reason to be walking around with a mask,'" wrote David Harsanyi in the National Review. '(Fauci now says we should wear two masks. No thanks, Dad.)'"

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"Meghan McCain continues to bash Dr. Fauci over 'incredibly inconsistent and confusing’ coronavirus messaging". 

Why attack a man who's an expert in infectious disease, a doctor who's been trying to keep us safe, a man who  predicted 250,000 COVID deaths while the public scoffed?  Why do these people think they know more than he does? He's near 80 and probably wishes he could retire rather than oversee a national health emergency.

If he says to wear two masks, I'll wear two masks.  There are 500,000 Americans dead and dangerous variants in our country.  If you want to pretend the pandemic is over, go right ahead. I'm not ready to throw away my mask and start celebrating just yet.