NEWS DECEMBER 24, 2020 NYT: Fauci admits to deceiving the public about herd immunity because he wanted more people to get vaccinated Fauci apparently thinks it's appropriate to deceive the public for their own good Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images LEON WOLF In a startling interview with the New York Times , Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the government's coronavirus taskforce, admitted that he did not level with the American people about how many people would need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity because he didn't think the public was ready to hear his true thoughts, which he feared might discourage people from getting vaccinated. POLL: Will you be spending Christmas with your family or social distancing? The Times article catalogued Dr. Fauci's changing position on how many Americans would need to be vaccinated, which he initially stated would be 60-70 percent. As noted by the Times, about a month ago, Fauci's tune be...