After facing backlash, Dr. Mehmet Oz backtracked his comments about the “appetizing” idea of reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.“I’ve realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention,” the Dr.
Oz Show host, 59, said in a video message posted on his Twitter page on Thursday, April 16. “I misspoke.”He continued, “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?’ To do that, one of the important steps will be figuring how do we get our children safely back to school.
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