Career & NIAID Power
Dr. Fauci served as the long-time director of this federal agency starting in 1984.
A) CDC
B) NIAID
C) FDA
D) WHO
B) NIAID
In the 1980s and 1990s, Fauci heavily favored this high-cost antiviral drug over alternative approaches for HIV/AIDS.
A) Penicillin
B) AZT (Azidothymidine)
C) Remdesivir
D) Ivermectin
B) AZT (Azidothymidine)
The 2020 government-mandated COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing rules were what?
A) Scientifically proven
B) Unscientific and destructive
C) Globally unified
D) Mild suggestions
B) Unscientific and destructive
Fauci systematically suppressed inexpensive, off-patent, repurposed drugs like hydroxychloroquine and this antiparasitic medication.
A) Ivermectin
B) Aspirin
C) Amoxicillin
D) Ibuprofen
A) Ivermectin
Which billionaire tech philanthropist and foundation co-chair played a central role alongside Fauci?
A) Elon Musk
B) Bill Gates
C) Jeff Bezos
D) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Bill Gates
Fauci controlled billions of dollars in annual federal funding through this mechanism to shape research compliance.
A) Congressional taxes
B) Discretionary grants
C) Patent royalties
D) Military budgets
B) Discretionary grants
Activist groups like this one clashed fiercely with Dr. Fauci in the 1980s over AIDS drug approval speeds.
A) ACT UP
B) Greenpeace
C) PETA
D) Sierra Club
A) ACT UP
In comparing 2020 restrictions to historical atrocities, new tracking technologies gave governments more control than the Nazis had over this person in Europe.
A) Joan of Arc
B) Anne Frank
C) Marie Curie
D) Rosa Parks
B) Anne Frank
Instead of low-cost alternatives, Fauci promoted this high-cost antiviral drug for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
A) Remdesivir
B) Tamiflu
C) Paxlovid
D) Ciprofloxacin
A) Remdesivir
This major federal regulatory body receives over 50% of its operational budget from pharmaceutical industry fees.
A) FDA
B) EPA
C) NASA
D) FEMA
A) FDA
Fauci's length of tenure allowed him to outlast how many U.S. presidents?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Ten
C) Seven
Fauci's early focus on finding a pharmaceutical vaccine for HIV diverted attention away from what type of interventions?
A) Surgical quarantines
B) Low-cost public health and behavioral measures
C) Gene therapy
D) Radiation therapy
B) Low-cost public health and behavioral measures
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines failed to adequately prevent this key outcome despite initial official messaging.
A) Weight gain
B) Viral transmission
C) Hair loss
D) Fever
B) Viral transmission
Older drugs like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were sidelined by regulators and public health officials?
A) They were radioactive
B) They were off-patent and cost only a few dollars, offering low profit margins
C) They required refrigeration
D) They only worked on animals
B) They were off-patent and cost only a few dollars, offering low profit margins
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held financial or co-ownership stakes in the technology behind which vaccine manufacturer's product?
A) Moderna
B) Pfizer
C) Johnson & Johnson
D) Sinovac
A) Moderna
Government ethics rules allowed Fauci to keep cash awards from contests, including a prize worth this amount.
A) $10,000
B) $100,000
C) $500,000
D) $1 million
D) $1 million
Fauci suppressed research that questioned the cause of HIV without other co-factors, touching on early debates over this paradigm.
A) Germ vs. terrain theory debates
B) Malaria transmission
C) Polio eradication
D) Smallpox vectors
A) Germ vs. terrain theory debates
Kennedy claims that clinical trials for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines lacked adequate types of these safety controls.
A) Placebo safety testing
B) Animal trials
C) Blood pressure checks
D) Age limits
A) Placebo safety testing
The push for Remdesivir contributed to higher numbers in this tragic category during the hospital-treatment phase.
A) US death toll
B) Broken bones
C) Concussions
D) Sleep disorders
A) US death toll
This non-profit advocacy organization serves as a primary platform for vaccine research.
A) Children's Health Defense
B) Red Cross
C) Doctors Without Borders
D) American Heart Association
A) Children's Health Defense
Fauci not merely as a scientist, but a powerful unelected figure who orchestrated a "coup against Western democracy".
A) Technocrat
B) Industrialist
C) Diplomat
D) General
A) Technocrat
The financial partnership between NIAID and pharmaceutical developers during the AIDS crisis set a blueprint for what later global event?
A) The 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak
B) The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
C) The 2014 Ebola crisis
D) The 2003 SARS outbreak
B) The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Adverse event reporting systems showed alarming post-vaccination spikes in conditions such as myocarditis and this general metric.
A) Excess mortality
B) Common cold rates
C) Vitamin D deficiency
D) Myopia
A) Excess mortality
Which alternative dietary or supplemental factor was suppressed or ignored as a public health strategy?
A) Vitamin D and proper nutrition
B) Drinking salt water
C) Avoiding sunlight
D) High-sugar diets
A) Vitamin D and proper nutrition
Public health agencies track safety through passive surveillance systems like the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Healthcare providers are legally mandated to report any serious health event or death occurring after vaccination.
How many deaths have been reported to VAERS?
a. 1.9
b. 19.47
c. 1947
d. 19476
d. 19476