HEALTHSTORY 544· AUGUST 9, 2026

Senate contempt vote against Anthony Fauci diverts attention from China's documented obstruction of Covid-19 data

A Senate committee voted last week to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment, the constitutional protection against self-incrimination, during hearin

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