{"id":368132,"date":"2026-08-07T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/republicans-vs-fauci-is-covid-19-politics-hurting-public-health-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:00:41","slug":"republicans-vs-fauci-is-covid-19-politics-hurting-public-health-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/republicans-vs-fauci-is-covid-19-politics-hurting-public-health-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans vs. Fauci: Is COVID-19 politics hurting public health? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1hBCwDQhx50\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Republicans vs. Fauci: Is COVID-19 politics hurting public health? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1hBCwDQhx50\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Six years after COVID-19 changed the world, Washington is revisiting old battles and demanding answers. Republicans accuse America&#8217;s former top health official of misleading the public, with a Senate committee voting to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions. Democrats call it political theater. DW\u2019s Jared Reed discussed this with DW Correspondent Misha Komodovsky and Emergency Medical Physician Owais Durrani.<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #fauci #covid19 <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Republicans renew scrutiny of Anthony Fauci<br \/>\n01:31 Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing<br \/>\n02:24 Why Congress voted to hold Fauci in contempt | DW&#8217;s Misha Komodovsky<br \/>\n05:16 Rand Paul&#8217;s role and the political dispute<br \/>\n07:35 Proceedings could discourage future public servants | Owais Durrani<br \/>\n11:34 Trust, misinformation and future pandemics<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six years after COVID-19 changed the world, Washington is revisiting old battles and demanding answers. Republicans accuse America&#8217;s former top health official of misleading the public, with a Senate committee voting to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions. Democrats call it political theater. 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