Appearing on Fox News, an exasperated Paul urged "How can people who are so smart say such stupid things?"

"There is no science to defend putting your kids in masks or parents wearing masks—no science whatsoever," Paul emphasised, adding "If there were, we would be wearing masks for years and years because for kids, the death rate is about the same as the seasonal flu. It may be less than the seasonal flu."

The Senator continued, "So, is Francis Collins proposing that because the flu is with us forever that parents should be wearing masks around their kids that have the flu? It is absolutely and utterly without scientific evidence!"

Going on to speak regarding the government fear mongering over the Delta (or Indian) variant of the virus, Paul said "Now, they're all freaking out right now about the Delta variant. One thing is—in all likelihood true—it is more transmissible, significantly more transmissible, but guess what? Every bit of evidence shows that it's less deadly—significantly less deadly."

"Public Health England looked at 92,000 people. If you were vaccinated and under 50, there were no deaths. If you were unvaccinated and under 50, .08%—still very, very small. So, it's not an argument for not getting vaccinated. It's an argument for not getting hysterical over the Delta variant," Paul further urged.