The senator made the point a couple of times and Fauci sidestepped his answer each time until trotting out the variant defence. I think he knows well that the senator is correct. People are not getting Covid once they have been vaccinated and there's no evidence they can spread it either. He doesn't want to say it because then he would have to take a position that the mask isn't needed for Covid 19 if you're vaccinated. That would upset his boss Biden's political position. That's what's really going on here.
You have really jumped the shark, Alan. What conceivable political motive can there be for advocating wearing a mask? ReallY What on Earth are you talking about?
As for Paul's question - there have not been that many vaccinated (2 doses) people until very recently, so it's a bit early to be demanding reviewed and published studies to demonstrate one way or the other. It's not a "defence" to bring up the issue of variants; it's a matter of explaining the issues to very dense people. It's a familair situation to us here on this forum.
