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Dr. Oz Suggests Schools Should Reopen Because 'Only' 2% To 3% More People Could Die

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×was the subject of much ire online after appearing on “The Show” to talk about the and making some bold suggestions about how life can return to normal.The doctor and TV star told host Sean Hannity that he thinks “schools are a very appetizing opportunity” in the efforts to allow the United States to get our “mojo back.”Advertisement“I just saw a nice piece in The Lancet arguing the opening of schools may only cost us 2-3%, in terms of total mortality,” explained Oz, referencing a percentage that suggests thousands could potentially die. As of Thursday, there are more than 600,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., and more than 26,000 deaths. Worldwide, more than 140,000 have died, according to .“Any, you know, any life is a life lost, but to get every child back into a school where they’re safely being educated, being fed, and making the most out of their lives, with the theoretical risk on the back side. That might be a tradeoff some folks would consider.”DR OZ: "Schools are a very appetizing opportunity. I just saw a nice piece in The Lancet arguing the opening of schools may only cost us 2 to 3%, in terms of total mortality. Any, you know, any life is a life lost, but ... that might be a tradeoff some folks would consider." 😳 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar)piece Oz was likely referencing was published last week and cites a United Kingdom concluding that school closures in the U.K. “will reduce COVID-19 deaths by only 2-4%.” AdvertisementOz’s interpretation of the study appears to suggest that the benefit of reducing overall projected coronavirus deaths by a small margin may not be comparable to the benefits of sending students back to school. However, according tothat small percentage added to the projected deaths accounts for thousands of lives being lost.Many were outraged by Oz’s thoughts, with some incorrectly interpreting the remarks to mean that he was being blasé about the death of children.Well, holy shit. This clip from Dr. Oz is insane: “Schools are a very appetizing opportunity... the opening of schools might only cost us 2-to-3 percent in terms of total mortality...” — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien)There are about 56 million school kids in the US. So Oz is suggesting that 2% dying is fine. That's, and please check my math, 1,120,000 children Dr. Oz thinks is an acceptable level of loss. — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish). should have his medical license revoked for suggesting I sacrifice my kids for his agenda. — Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq)AdvertisementI’ve realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention. I misspoke. — Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz)Also on Thursday, Oz about Boston University closing down for the fall semester and how it “really bothered” him.“I learned that Boston University canceled its fall semester. That really bothered me. How do you know right now in April ― before you even tried to reopen ― if you need to close down your school through the rest of this calendar year?” he said, adding that while he thinks they are “trying to do the right thing,” closing the school down “is not the right thing” for everyone.“You’re hurting people that you’re responsible for,” he said. “I am a doctor. I want you to be safer ― I want you to err on the side of being overly cautious, but not at the expense of making decisions that don’t really serve us.”AdvertisementThe controversial comments come amid that Fox News is lawyering up. According to , Fox News is “bracing for a litany of public-interest lawsuits and letters of condemnation for pedaling misinformation for weeks prior to coronavirus’s explosion in the U.S.”This article has been updated to include Dr. Oz’s Twitter message that he misspoke.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpWake up to the day's most important news.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×was the subject of much ire online after appearing on “The Show” to talk about the and making some bold suggestions about how life can return to normal.The doctor and TV star told host Sean Hannity that he thinks “schools are a very appetizing opportunity” in the efforts to allow the United States to get our “mojo back.”Advertisement“I just saw a nice piece in The Lancet arguing the opening of schools may only cost us 2-3%, in terms of total mortality,” explained Oz, referencing a percentage that suggests...

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Dr. Oz Suggests Schools Should Reopen Because 'Only' 2% To 3% More People Could Die

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