Dr. Drew Apologizes For Comparing Coronavirus to the Flu

Dr. Drew Pinsky issued a mea culpa for comparing the coronavirus to the flu during an Instagram live on Saturday. His admission came after a video that showed him downplaying the deadly virus went viral. The doctor appeared on Fox News to talk about the pandemic and blamed the media for causing hysteria. Now he’s back-peddling on his earlier comments after he said he’s facing backlash and death threats.

“My early comments about equating with influenza were wrong. They were incorrect. I was part of a chorus that was saying that and we were wrong and I want to apologize for that. I wish I got it right but I got it wrong,” he said.

“What I did not get wrong was every time I took a position I said to make sure you listen to Dr. Fauci because he is the person we must look to. He was my guiding star during the AIDS epidemic and he should be your North Star now,” Pinsky said, referring to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I said that every time I took a position.”

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