Medical pundit and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has gotten himself in another mess after comments he made about re-opening schools amidst the covid-19 pandemic went viral earlier today. In conversation with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, Dr. Oz referred to schools as “a very appetizing opportunity” for the United States to get “our mojo back.” Ah yes, nice and creepy.
that is pretty weak. None of the included studies are peer-reviewed, and all of the published data it referenced had to do with SARS, not this particular kind of coronavirus. Treating this paper with the same scientific weight as one based on peer-reviewed studies and extensive research is disingenuous, particularly coming from someone who presents themself as a medical professional.
Unsurprisingly, Dr. Oz released a statement on Thursday evening, seemingly in an attempt to rectify the situation by addressing how he “misspoke” during the comments he made on Fox News.I won’t make you all suffer by going through Dr. Oz’s entire response line by line, but I mean I HAVE to touch on a few sentences. After all, it’s literally my job.
“As a heart surgeon, I spent my career fighting to save lives in the operating room by minimizing risks.”“At the same time, I’m being asked constantly: how will we be able to get people back to their normal lives?”Who is asking Dr. Oz this? No actually, who besides Fox News is asking Dr. Oz how to slow the pandemic that has rapidly swept across the globe.
“To do that, one of the important steps will be figuring out how do we get our children safely back to school. We know for many kids, school is a place of security, nutrition, and learning that is missing right now.”To be fair, this is actually true. It’s been widely discussed how the covid-19 crisis has created circumstances that could put vulnerable children at
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