Over the past few weeks, Dr. Drew Pinsky has been one of many — including the likes of Fox News personalities Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Judge Jeanine Pirro — to downplay the threat of the coronavirus, claiming it’s media hype and that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than the common flu.
While that may have been a feasible talking point a few weeks ago, as the pandemic spreads relentlessly throughout the world those words are coming back to haunt those who initially dismissed COVID-19.
This is especially true for Pinsky, who told The Daily Blast that “the press is overreacting, and it makes me furious… because you’re more likely to die of influenza right now.” RELATED: Lilly Singh Talks COVID-19 With Dr.