> He is doing so, he said, partly based on new science, and partly on his gut feeling that the country is finally ready to hear what he really thinks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/health/herd-immunity-covi...

Sure, if he said it was because of more information, I could take him seriously. But when he says the above, it means he's making excuses for lying.

> “ We need to have some humility here,” he added. “We really don’t know what the real number is. I think the real range is somewhere between 70 to 90 percent. But, I’m not going to say 90 percent.”

We don’t know, he doesn’t know, no one knows the exact number. Yeah he’s being a bit coy, but all the numbers he’s thrown out since the delta are in that range

Btw Fauci technically isn’t cdc. Just saying bc we’re being ultra strict on the herd immunity estimates but very lax on other facts when accusing the cdc. Seems inconsistent.

Also, if "we need to have some humility," then perhaps maybe experts should stop thinking that they know best for everyone?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/health/herd-immunity-covi...

So he lied. Plain and simple.

I used that word because it's the truth, even though it's strong because sugarcoating the truth is lying. Using the term "sugarcoating" is, in fact, trying to sugarcoat the fact that sugarcoating is lying!