, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci, the foremost U.S. public-health official during the Covid-19 pandemic, confessed that school closures went on for too long.by the Center for School and Student Progress has shown that it might take at least five years for students to completely catch up on the education they lost during Covid-19. The widest gap was seen in latino, black and low-income communities.
Fauci helped lead the nation's initial response to COVID-19 as part of the Trump administration. In an interview with CBS Mornings this week, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases director explained school closures were necessary at the very beginning of the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci is reflecting on some of the actions taken in response to the COVID pandemic, including school closures, which have led to a learning loss across the country.