Fauci Urges Lock Down of the Unvaccinated

Semi-News/Semi-Satire by John Semmens

At a recent university virtual event titled: “Pandemic Lessons and Role of Faculty in Pandemic Preparedness with Dr. Anthony Fauci,” the retired multimillionaire federal bureaucrat said "the lockdowns imposed in 2020 were necessary because we had no vaccine to prevent people from the deadly corona virus. The thinking was that once a vaccine was available people could be allowed to be free because vaccination would protect them. Unfortunately, a large minority of the population never agreed to get vaccinated."

"If we are to protect the public from a resurgence of covid infections we must prevent the unvaccinated from infecting those who have sensibly followed our expert medical advice to get the jabs," Fauci demanded. "I urge President Biden to be more strict this time around. Rather than just threatening the jobs of those who won't obey our advice to get vaccinated he must threaten their freedom by locking them in their homes until they comply. China did this and achieved a nearly 100% vaccination rate."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) called Fauci's call for more lockdowns "totally illogical. If the vaccines really worked those who got them would be protected from being infected. The prevalence of so-called 'breakthrough infections' of those who have been vaccinated show that the vaccines do not protect against infection. Since they do not provide protection there is no sound reason for requiring everyone to get these injections."

"In addition to being useless for preventing infection, the lockdowns did massive damage," the Senator maintained. "Millions of small businesses were bankrupted. Millions of employees lost their jobs. Despair led to sharp upswings in suicides. Education suffered from the lack of in-person instruction and the social interactions with classmates. It was a disaster without any upside."

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $1.5 billion initiative to develop the "next generation" of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Secretary Xavier Becerra said "we can't afford to bask in the success of the Biden Administration's defeat of the first wave of the covid pandemic. A timely investment now can keep our momentum going until we achieve a 100% vaccine-compliant population. I want to thank Dr. Fauci for adding his very persuasive voice endorsing a zero-tolerance policy for vaccine refusers."