'Morally reprehensible': Doctors react to Trump's tweet comparing Covid-19 to flu

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'Morally reprehensible': Doctors react to Trump's tweet comparing Covid-19 to flu
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'The notion of just learning to live with it is not an acceptable policy or strategy, in my opinion,' one expert told NBC News.

In fact, there have been more Covid-19 deaths in less than a year in the U.S. than the past five influenza seasons combined.

"That is not an acceptable outcome," Saag said."That screams to me that I should be doing something about that." Clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccines are still ongoing. The entire population remains largely at risk because there is no immunity to such a new virus. "Even if the vaccine isn't a perfect match for the flu strain, it still does protect you. Ten years from now, Covid might be like the flu, when we have vaccines and the majority of the population is immune to it," she added.

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