Although later debunked by Reuters, rumors spread through social media, using clips from this meeting taken out of context as evidence, that Specter and Fauci collaborated to produce a new influenza virus (in some versions of the rumor, SARS‑CoV‑2) to compel governments to adopt a universal mandate for flu vaccination.
Although later dismissed by Reuters, rumors spread through social media, using clips from this meeting out of context as evidence that Specter and Fauci collaborated on producing a new influenza virus (in some versions, SARS-CoV-2) to encourage governments to implement a universal flu vaccination mandate.