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Dr. Fauci Still Treats Patients, Contrary to Dr. Oz’s Claim 

Dr. Fauci Still Treats Patients, Contrary to Dr. Oz’s Claim 
January 28, 2022

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been working for nearly two years to help end the COVID-19 pandemic — even treating patients with the disease. But Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, falsely claimed that “Fauci’s never taken care of patients.”

Answering Questions About #BeagleGate

Answering Questions About #BeagleGate
November 2, 2021

Q: Did Dr. Anthony Fauci fund experiments on beagles?

A: Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which has provided grants for medical studies using the dogs as test subjects. But the NIAID denied funding one particular project in which sedated beagles had their heads placed in mesh cages so sand flies could bite them.