Newly unearthed emails reveal that public health officials, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and then-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, were aware early on about “breakthrough cases” of COVID-19 in vaccinated people, despite their public assurances about the efficacy of the vaccines.
In a January 2021 email, Walensky said, “Dear all, I had a call with Francis Collins this morning and one of the issues we discussed was that of vaccine breakthroughs. This is clearly an important area of study…” indicating her awareness of the issue. She also mentioned a discussion with Dr. Anthony Fauci on the topic.
And yet, in a subsequent MSNBC interview in March 2021, Walensky asserted, “Our data from the CDC today suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick…it’s also in real-world data.” This comment was defended by Walensky in a congressional hearing, where she noted that it was true when stated.
Fauci, in May 2021, similarly stated that vaccinated people “become a dead end to the virus.” Speaking to CBS’s “Face the Nation,” he explained, “Even though there are breakthrough infections with vaccinated people…the level of virus is so low it makes it extremely unlikely…that they’re going to transmit it.”
Stanford School of Medicine professor Jay Bhattacharya responded to these findings, describing the revelation as “stunning,” elaborating upon the subterfuge Biden officials utilized to deceive the public.
The discrepancy between the officials’ private knowledge and their public statements will likely raise further questions about transparency and trust in public health communications.
