Dr. Oz Is Seemingly Ok With Increasing The Pandemic Mortality Rate By 2-3%
Last night, Dr. Oz was interviewed on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the current pandemic that is affecting millions of lives around the world. However, one clip in particular from Wednesday evening's interview spread like wildfire on Twitter, leading many to respond with outrage. After Oz was asked about reopening America, he mentioned that schools would be an "appetizing opportunity" since it would allegedly only increase the mortality rate by 2-3%. He added that allowing children to go back to school would be a "trade-off" to consider because students would be "safely educated" and "fed."
The theoretical numbers that Oz provided came from a piece in the medical journal The Lancet, and while the interview may have aired last night, it only took many angry Twitter users a few hours to send "2-3%," Dr. Oz's name, and "Appetizing" to all trend for the entire day. As it was later pointed out, many users had misinterpreted Dr. Oz's words after thousands of tweets falsely stated that the celebrity doctor found it acceptable for 2-3% of children to die.
A majority of Twitter users were quick to react with anger, claiming that Dr. Oz had lost his mind by saying it was ok for "children to die."
Jokes about the Hippocratic Oath were made.
Some were really uncomfortable with Dr. Oz's choice to use the word "appetizing."
Many GIFs and videos were used to emphasize just how much people did not like Dr. Oz.
#DrOz can you look over at the blinds for a second…. pic.twitter.com/oJjueXdWL9
— Shamar English (@english_shamar) April 16, 2020
I think Butters speaks for the children of America #DrOz pic.twitter.com/6tkxGeI94b
— timothy osborne (@TimothyBOsborne) April 16, 2020
Twitter user @HankGreen was quick to clarify Dr. Oz's statements while also confirming that the doctor is in fact a "ghoul."
OK, well, since this has now spread everywhere and Josh refuses to delete this tweet, I guess I'll fucking go into it. What Dr. Oz is saying here is ghoulish…that overall mortality will increase 2 to 3% if kids go back to school. He is not saying that 2-3% of kids will die. https://t.co/yAvNpljD5H
— Hank Green (@hankgreen) April 16, 2020
The statistic used was being misinterpreted, but the fact that people would still die from the virus was enough for people to still react with anger.
Dr. Oz sucks, he's an entertainer and a schmoozer first and a doctor second. But implying that millions of kids might die is also misinformation that harms us all.Lancet study here: https://t.co/4J9fGcKyLe
— Hank Green (@hankgreen) April 16, 2020
Dr. Oz is a quack. But he didn’t say what you thought he said. Hank explains. https://t.co/DiuuMw8zFX
— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) April 16, 2020
I am not a huge fan of Dr. Oz, who has pushed anti-GMO stuff. But he never said "only 2-3%" of children would die, and in spreading this false quote, blue checkmark Twitter is promoting fake news about a study that suggests we actually could reopen schools https://t.co/pVNjCyfIcX
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) April 16, 2020
As someone who has coronavirus I say fuck you #DrOz. Not one single death is worth opening this country for. pic.twitter.com/29IU5VhTZB
— Yarnie 🌹 (@TweetingYarnie) April 16, 2020
And while one mystery was solved, another which was pointed out on Twitter, remained.
is it just me or…..#DrOz pic.twitter.com/YbBDMSmtA0
— Deedubsz (@deedubsz) April 16, 2020
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Winday, Furries Pirate
American ruler right now.
MeansOfReproduction
It's not a sacrifice at all. In fact, for them, it's killing 3 birds with one stone. Their businesses resume, mass mortality reduces the dangerously high unemployment rate, and in the process, they develop herd immunity. That Prager psycho said "No one can die? Then it's not a war" regarding the pandemic. The rich literally want you to die.
Braneman
Okay first: it's a school, it's a huge goddamn central gathering place full of impulsive kids who may not understand to social distance even if they don't have symptoms.
Second: It's a school, it's a huge goddamn central gathering place that would be a convenient way to deliver corona directly to your home, the mortality rate may ""only"" go up 2-3%(does anybody know how to do sarcasm in text?) but it will massively drag out the infections and bring them to people who otherwise wouldn't have got it. We still don't know what this disease can do, we still don't know the full extent of who is vulnerable.
Third: It's a school in the US, I don't know about you guys but schools around where I live have classroom sizes of 30+ how are you going to social distance with 35 kids to a room? How are you going to social distance with the lunch room, the hallways between classes?
FOURTH: How the hell do you get kids to the schools safely? School buses weren't designed for social distancing and they're often packed in tight. What about the bus drivers, every kid has to pass by them at the front of the bus. A lot of bus drivers are retired people, they're working that job because they want to make a bit of extra money and they're old.
Fifth: What are these statistics? is it 2-3% additively? If it is then that's 50% to 100% or more to the current death rate depending on where you're getting your numbers.
LastAngryWrestleman
Closest we can get with sarcasm in text is fake HTML tags.
Example "Sonic 06 was Sega's best game"
LastAngryWrestleman
Of course this website's comment formatting would remove them.