Jennifer Couzin-FrankelScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The overnight bombshell that President Donald Trump tested positive for the pandemic coronavirus has prompted a flood of questions.
Among them: What is his risk of severe illness? And how might he be treated? To learn more, ScienceInsider spoke with Neil Schluger, a pulmonary specialist who is chair of the Department of Medicine at New York Medical College.
He was among many doctors who raced to treat patients when New York City suffered a massive surge in cases in the spring.Schluger stresses that he has no direct knowledge of the details of Trump’s illness and is not in any way connected to his care.
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