A resurfaced 2021 video showing a Washington, D.C. resident turning away Dr Anthony Fauci during a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination push has gone viral again, coinciding with Fauci's combative recent testimony before Congress on the pandemic response. The footage highlights the lengths officials went to in trying to counter vaccine hesitancy at the time, and its renewed circulation reflects ongoing public scrutiny of Fauci's handling of the pandemic and his conduct during recent congressional hearings.

The original clip, filmed in March 2021 and credited to PBS, showed Fauci and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser visiting the Anacostia neighbourhood as part of an effort to "battle vaccine hesitancy," during which a resident declined their pitch. Its resurgence comes as Fauci faces separate scrutiny in Congress, where he has reportedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times amid questioning over the origins of COVID-19, prompting calls from some lawmakers for contempt charges.