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In a Sunday morning newscast that could easily be described as grotesque, ABC’s Good Morning America stoked conspiracy theories about President Trump’s health following his hospitalization for COVID-19. On top of that, they hyped radicals who were touting the diagnosis and an anchor complained about the President having access to the “best medical care possible” to protect his life.
About half way through the program, which focused heavily on Trump and his health, co-anchor Whit Johnson was speaking with Dr. Ashish Jha when he complained about the President of the United States getting the most cutting edge treatment available:
Most would agree that the president of the United States should get the best medical care possible. When it comes to these experimental treatments, thousands of people across the country who are suffering from this virus, and their family members who are suffering, they're now going to ask if they can have these treatments, too. Give us a reality check on the Remdesivir and specifically this antibody cocktail, who will have access and who won't?
Dr. Jha had to remind his host that “Remdesivir should be available to people who are hospitalized across the country.” He then explained that the “antibody cocktail” was still experimental and “we don't know if it's going to end up being helpful to him or not.”
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