Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday evening, over 3,200 of Dr Anthony Fauci's emails were leaked, revealing past conversations around the coronavirus one month before the US went into lockdown.

Emails to and from Anthony Fauci (80) stemming back to February 2020 have been obtained by BuzzFeed News, revealing the infectious disease specialist's early efforts to combat coronavirus and speak truth in a time of impending darkness.

In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was mixed messaging swirling – with Fauci, the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the Center for Disease Control saying one thing, while former president Donald Trump and his allies were saying another.

The newly released emails range from correspondence with some government officials (both current and former), members of various medical organizations, the public, and notable social media figures like Mark Zuckerberg (37).

Most of the emails Fauci received posed similar questions: How serious should people be taking coronavirus, how long will this thing be a threat, and what should people be doing now?

The issue with these questions was that Fauci, at the time, didn't have an answer. No one did. Covid-19 was an anomaly that no one could figure out.

But Fauci was dedicated to ensuring public safety, even if it went against the president's message.

What's of note about the emails wasn't just the content within them, but also who they were from, and which ones Fauci responded to.

There are hundreds of messages from American citizens sharing their concern, wondering how to protect themselves, and asking for answers from a source they felt they could trust: Fauci.

One email from a concerned citizen started off by saying, "I am sure you are too busy these days to answer coronavirus questions from the general public. However, you're the only individual I know of who can be trusted to speak intelligently about the pandemic."

Not every sender had praise to give in their emails, but many were still asking questions and seeking answers they couldn't find elsewhere – like if the flu and Covid-19 were the same thing, and if other vaccines protected against the disease.

One person started off writing, "I understand that over time I, and everyone else, will very likely get COVID-19 and that most people won't realize it because it will be minor."

She continued, "So my question is: If someone has been vaccinated against pneumonia, will that offer any protection in the event that they do contract Covid-19 and perhaps provide some barrier against the worst effects?"

This was one of the emails from the public that Fauci did respond to, providing some factual information to address the sender's comments. He wrote, "Most of the pneumonias are pure viral pneumonia and so this vaccination will not help that."

But it was an email from Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg on March 15, 2020 that stood out amongst the rest.

The social media guru started off by thanking Fauci for his leadership, then dove into ideas on how he and his team of experts could utilize Facebook to amplify important health messages.

"This isn't public yet, but we're building a coronavirus information hub that we're going to put at the top of Facebook for everyone," Zuckerberg wrote in his email to Fauci.

He continued, "As a central part of this hub, I think it would be useful to include a video from you because people trust and want to hear from experts rather than a bunch of agencies and political leaders."

Retrospectively, it is a bit alarming that government officials and medical advisors such as Fauci were knowledgeable about the threat coronavirus posed to society.

The leaking of these emails has caused severe polarization on social media, but there is one truth all sides can agree on: Fauci has had a finger on the pulse of Covid-19 from the jump.