Sorry, should have been more clear... I'll take Fauci's word over somebody on Youtube (regardless of that Youtuber's purported credentials). Fauci has a career in public health. Random Youtuber, I have no idea if they even have thee credentials they claim.
And there's a big difference between a scientist saying "people with previous COVID infections have more anti-bodies than those with vaccinations" and Joe Rogan saying "COVID is fake/just the flu".
The first is potentially true and most of us aren't qualified to either verify it or derive any course of action from it - regardless of it's truth, vaccination is probably the appropriate action for any individual (better safe than sorry). Using the statement as a argument to avoid vaccination is bad policy.
The second is on outright fabrication, yet we still have a significant portion of the population believing that crap.
There are a lot of weird claims in this post. Firstly, Fauci has publicly admitted to lying to the public on multiple occasions. I'm not sure why his credibility is unimpeachable simply because he's a bureaucrat in public health. Trusting him over a YouTuber "regardless of their credentials" seems like a significant overstatement of trustworthiness.
Secondly, Rogan has never said COVID was fake or just the flu, and the reason people assert that COVID is fake is down to motivated reasoning, which is the same reason Fauci thinks he was justified in lying to the public.
Getting people to change their behaviour starts by not dismissing them or dehumanizing them, and trying to steelman their position so they and you fully understand why they want to dismiss COVID. When that's done, it's often clear where you can compromise. Sadly, that's not what we see going on.
And there's a big difference between a scientist saying "people with previous COVID infections have more anti-bodies than those with vaccinations" and Joe Rogan saying "COVID is fake/just the flu".
The first is potentially true and most of us aren't qualified to either verify it or derive any course of action from it - regardless of it's truth, vaccination is probably the appropriate action for any individual (better safe than sorry). Using the statement as a argument to avoid vaccination is bad policy.
The second is on outright fabrication, yet we still have a significant portion of the population believing that crap.