CORONAVIRUS: “As the U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus prepares to eclipse 200,000, President Trump on Monday incorrectly claimed at a campaign rally that covid-19 ‘affects virtually nobody’ younger than 18, again downplaying the extent of the pandemic and contradicting his previous statements that the virus poses a risk to ‘plenty of young people.’…
Trump’s sentiments go against the guidance of most public health experts and what he told Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward in an interview in March.”
-Timothy Bella, “‘It affects virtually nobody’: Trump incorrectly claims covid-19 isn’t a risk for young people,” washingtonpost.com, Sep. 22, 2020