Trump's comments came after discussion of a study that touted sunlight and household disinfectants as being effective in killing the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON – After President Donald Trump wondered Thursday about possibly injecting disinfectants into people infected with the coronavirus,"Tide Pods" and other household cleaners began trending on Twitter. But many doctors also tweeted stern warnings against taking the president's medical advice.
More: Trump touts study on sunlight to kill coronavirus, but official warns against Americans changing behaviorAfterwards, Bill Bryan, an undersecretary of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, clarified that that wasn't possible and said,"We don't do that within that lab, at our labs." "The disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning.
Story continuesMore: Federal prison system expands virus testing to find hidden asymptomatic infectionsFormer Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, tweeted:"UV light? Injecting disinfectant? Here’s an idea, Mr. President: more tests. Now. And protective equipment for actual medical professionals."
Clorox, Tide Pods, and Lysol will kill the coronavirus. No question about it. But if you are infected, then the coronavirus is inside your cells. If you use any of those disinfectants to kill the coronavirus within your own cells, then you’ll die right along with the coronavirus.— Zack Bornstein April 23, 2020— Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH April 24, 2020
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