Dr. Mehmet Oz has apologized for the remarks he made earlier this week suggesting that the United States should consider reopening schools because it would only “cost us two to three per cent in terms of total mortality” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Oz was under fire after he said those deaths “might be a trade-off some folks would consider.” He is now backtracking on his comments. “I’ve realized my comments about risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention,” he said in a video on Twitter. “I misspoke.
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