“Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “As soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured, it must be delivered to healthcare professionals for immediate human injection. Proper studies can be done later.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 20 May 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Dr. Anthony Fauci has said distribution and administration of a vaccine would only occur if the clinical trial shows that “in fact it is effective” and safe.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 June 2020, 16 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/AmericanConservativeVoice/photos/a.175977876146992/8795636324550…
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