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Fauci told Congress higher COVID-19 fatality rate than he calculated in diary
Dr. Anthony Fauci privately calculated that COVID-19 had a significantly lower fatality rate than what he told Congress a month later at the outset of the pandemic.
TL;DR
- Dr. Anthony Fauci privately calculated a lower COVID-19 fatality rate than he told Congress.
- On March 11, 2020, Fauci testified to Congress that the COVID-19 death rate was 3%.
- This figure was up from an initial estimate of 2%.