Opinion: National Surveys Showed Most Americans Saw Fauci as Dr. No on Reopening Schools

Dr. Anthony Fauci's diaries have sparked renewed debate over his role in pandemic-era school closures. Surveys from 2022, 2023, and 2025 show most Americans and school board members perceived Fauci as supporting prolonged closures, despite his public advocacy for reopening schools in 2020 and 2021. Critics, including Sen. Rand Paul, referenced diary entries about conversations with Mayor Bill de Blasio regarding New York City's 2020 shutdown.