Anthony Fauci
American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Aug 6
US Senate committee declares Fauci in contempt of Congress after 100+ Fifth Amendment pleas
A US Senate committee voted 8-7 along party lines on 6 August 2026 to declare Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a 29 July hearing on the Covid-19 pandemic response.
- Aug 3
RFK Jr. urges measles vaccination as US cases hit 35-year high, surpassing 2,300 infections
The health secretary, a longtime vaccine skeptic, made the statement on CNN amid a tenfold rise in cases since 2024 and the highest infection count since 1991.
- Jul 30
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times at Senate COVID hearing, faces contempt vote
The former NIAID director accused Senator Rand Paul of an 'unbalanced obsession' and refused to answer questions on COVID origins, as Republicans push for criminal charges.
- Jul 29
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times as Senate Republicans press COVID lab-leak theory
Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday and invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, as Republicans pressed the lab-leak theory of COVID-19's origins and Senator Rand Paul threatened a contempt vote next week.
