In a transcribed interview with the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins confirmed there was no scientific evidence backing the six-foot social distancing rule during the COVID-19 scamdemic. “Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) released the transcript from Dr. Francis Collins’s transcribed interview. Dr. Collins helped lead the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) until his resignation at the end of 2021. In conjunction with the transcript, the Select Subcommittee also released a new staff memo that highlights the key takeaways from Dr. Collins’s transcribed interview,” the subcommittee wrote. “Dr. Collins testified that the ‘6 feet apart’ social distancing recommendation promoted by federal health officials was likely not based on any science or data,” the subcommittee wrote. “Do you recall science or evidence that supported the six-foot distance?” the majority counsel asked Collins. “I do not,” Collins answered. “Is that I do not recall or I do not see any evidence supporting six feet?” Counsel asked. “I did not see evidence, but I’m not sure I would have been shown evidence at that point,” Collins answered. “Since then, it has been an awfully large topic. Have you seen any evidence since then supporting six feet?” Counsel asked. “No,” Collins replied. Dr. Collins testified that the “6 feet apart” social distancing recommendation promoted by federal health officials was likely not based on any science or data. pic.twitter.com/6c88SNX55n — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (@COVIDSelect) May 16, 2024 Exclusive: I have obtained the transcript of Francis Collins’s closed-door testimony. He admitted there was no evidence to support six feet apart and conceded coronavirus origins are still up for debate. Full story @NRO: https://t.co/uweD9rP3pT — James Lynch (@jameslynch32) May 16, 2024 National Review reports: Collins was the boss of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the pandemic. And his testimony is similar to Fauci’s, who admitted to the subcommittee that the six-foot guidance just appeared. Fauci invited Collins to the February 2020 call that set in motion the publication of the “Proximal Origin” paper in Nature that attempted to discredit the lab-leak hypothesis at the start of the pandemic, Collins testified. Before the phone call, Collins said he had not expressed an opinion on whether the virus came from a lab. Afterward, he said, he did because he trusted the experts. Collins defended his decision by asserting the need to challenge claims that the coronavirus was engineered by humans. The subcommittee implicated Collins and Fauci in a report published last year on how top public-health officials orchestrated the “Proximal Origins” paper. In an email after the February 1, 2020, conference call, Collins warned of the “voices of conspiracy” doing harm to science. He later influenced the substance of the “Proximal Origins” paper. “Dr. Collins stated that the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis is not a conspiracy theory,” the subcommittee noted. “Dr. Collins testified that he was unaware of ANY NIH policies that ensure proper oversight of foreign labs. This means that NIH often lacks the necessary expertise to ensure U.S. taxpayer funds are spent safely,” the subcommittee added. Dr. Collins testified that he was unaware of ANY @NIH policies that ensure proper oversight of foreign labs. This means that NIH often lacks the necessary expertise to ensure U.S. taxpayer funds are spent safely. pic.twitter.com/7CwYUpDkO0 — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (@COVIDSelect) May 16, 2024 As 100 Percent Fed Up noted, an NIH official finally admitted American taxpayer dollars funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Lab before the COVID-19 scamdemic. NIH Official Makes Long-Awaited Gain-Of-Function Research Admission Per Zero Hedge: As the COVID-19 outbreak spread in 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance describing social distancing to include staying away from congregant settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining a distance of at least six feet from others when possible. The CDC’s latest guidance on respiratory virus infection prevention (updated on April 4, 2024) includes a section on physical distancing. It indicates that putting physical distance between oneself and others can help lower the risk of spreading a respiratory virus. “There is no single number that defines a ’safe' distance, since spread of viruses can depend on many factors,” the guidance states, which comports with studies such as one from 2021 that concluded that the one-size-fits-all six-foot physical distancing rule is invalid. However, the CDC’s latest guidance for healthcare settings, updated on March 18, 2024, makes several references to six feet. For instance, it recommends that in dental facilities with open floor plans, one strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to ensure “at lest 6 feet of space between patient chairs.” It also defines “close contact” between individuals as “being within 6 feet for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period with someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection.” The Epoch Times has reached out to the CDC with a request for comment on Dr. Collins’s remarks and for clarification on what scientific basis the agency incorporated the six-foot figure into its COVID-19 prevention guidance. BREAKING.?@COVIDSelect releases testimony of Dr. Francis Collins, former NIH director who ran America's Covid response. Highlights:• 6-feet social distancing made up• Wuhan lab leak not 'conspiracy theory'• Fauci had agenda to discredit lab leak• Fauci lied• NIH… pic.twitter.com/ycFSZKrTQr — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 16, 2024 Read the complete transcript of the interview with Dr. Francis Collins HERE.