just TWO days after the receipt of the COVID-19 genetic code from China...he used his scientific knowledge of mRNA technology to understand what Moderna's vaccine "design" entailed...knew that it was worthy of consideration...then used his position in the NIAID to clear the way at "WARP SPEED" for all the testing necessary to get approval...thus saving many, many lives...for those who were wise enough to take "The Shot".
As for Masks...at the very beginning of the pandemic there was no evidence that asymptomatic people were infected and transmitting the disease, or that the primary means of infection was 'aerosols', thus requiring masks...then we all saw runs on such things as toilet paper...many stores were 'denuded' of such items virtually overnight...given that realization...and the critical need for PPE availability to Doctors, Nurses and other Hospital staff members (if they get sick or die then NO ONE gets treated), Dr. Fauci, realizing that N95 masks were in short supply did not encourage their use, recommending instead that less effective, yet still 'mitigating' cloth and surgical masks be used...all reasonable decisions based on the goal of keeping as many people OUT of hospitals and morgues as possible.
True lockdowns are a tool for stopping 'Outbreaks' from becoming 'Epidemics' can be effective, but once a highly transmissible virus has 'broken out'...it becomes a race to make vaccines available, while mitigating its spread.a..unfortunately, some sources went overboard in their definition of "LOCKDOWN"...to the point of calling 'Mask Wearing' a lockdown...I kid you not. I'll stop here on that topic, but if you want to get into school closures or 'mandates' I'll reply.
In summary, no one takes deadly viruses more seriously than your "National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases" (NIAID) run by Dr. Anthony Fauci...you'd be a fool to trust Tucker Carlson over him when your life is on the line.