Fauci’s diary shows that Israeli data indicated waning COVID vaccine efficiency
Newly released records from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal diary suggest Israel played a far more influential role in shaping U.S. COVID-19 booster policy than was publicly understood, providing early evidence that vaccine protection was waning months before comparable American data emerged.The documents, released on July 26 by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ahead of Fauci’s appearance before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, repeatedly cite Israeli studies, health officials and vaccination data as the Biden administration debated whether to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. When Fauci later appeared before the committee on July 29, he declined to answer lawmakers’ questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, leaving the diary as the most detailed public account of the administration’s internal deliberations.Far from appearing only in passing, Israel features prominently throughout the more than 1,100 pages. The country is referenced dozens of times,…
Newly released diary entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci indicate that Israel played a significant role in shaping U.S. COVID-19 booster policy. The documents, released by Sen. Rand Paul, show that American officials frequently referenced Israeli studies and vaccination data as early as July 2021, months before comparable U.S. data emerged. Israel's advanced vaccination program and centralized healthcare system provided crucial real-world evidence on waning vaccine efficacy, particularly against the Delta variant. Fauci noted a "dramatic diminution with the delta variant in protection against infection and symptomatic disease" based on Israeli findings, which he briefed President Biden on. The diary also reveals close communication between Fauci and then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, with Bennett seeking Fauci's advice on Israel's booster campaign. Fauci acknowledged that "The Israelis have always been about a month or so ahead of the USA" in their data, which helped justify the U.S. decision to recommend booster shots despite incomplete domestic data.
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