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Dr. Drew Pinsky, who once downplayed Covid-19 as a “press-induced panic,” has revealed he has been infected.

"FOX 11 Special Report" co-host Dr. Drew Pinsky announced Tuesday he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Months after he had to apologize for downplaying the coronavirus pandemic and ultimately endangering thousands, Dr. Drew Pinsky has tested positive for COVID-19.

Dr. Drew Pinsky has tested positive for COVID-19.The radio show host's official Instagram account shared the news on Tuesday alongside a photo of him in bed.

Ellen Pompeo, 50, took to Twitter on Apr. 18 to speak out about her thoughts on the importance of staying home during the COVID-19 crisis and also shaded Dr. Phil McGraw, 69, and Dr. Drew Pinsky, 61, in the process.

Ellen Pompeo is taking aim at TV doctors like Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. Drew Pinsky, who she claims have said “stupid selfish s—t” amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Dr. Drew Pinsky, known on TV as Dr. Drew, is apologizing for his previous comments about Coronavirus, citing “press-induced panic” and calling it “way less serious than influenza.” These comments were made back in February, before America’s social distancing practices were put into place.

Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has apologized for a series of statements unspooled in a recent video where he downplayed the coronavirus and suggested it was a “press-induced panic.” “I wish I had gotten it right, but I got it wrong,” said Pinsky in a video posted over the weekend. Pinsky is known as “Dr.

By Erik Pedersen

Wow, we knew Dr. Drew Pinsky has been less a doctor and more a Teen Mom referee for the last decade, but we honestly always assumed his medical opinion was legit. (If we’re being honest it certainly doesn’t hurt he’s been a silver fox with a sexy bedside manner full of calm gravitas — not to mention he was often the voice of reason next to Adam Carolla.)

Dr. Drew Pinsky is issuing a mea culpa after continually downplaying the danger of coronavirus for months and claiming it was "press-induced panic."

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.

Dr. Drew Pinsky, 61, is now saying he “got it wrong”, after previously comparing the Coronavirus to the flu. “My early comments about equating coronavirus with influenza were wrong. They were incorrect. I was part of a chorus that was saying that. And we were wrong. And I want to apologize for that,” Dr. Drew said in a Periscope video shared to his Twitter on April 4. “I wish I had gotten it right, but I got it wrong.”

Dr. Drew Pinsky, 61, is a trusted medical professional — but fans on social media were up in arms after watching clips of the MD downplaying the severity of COVID-19.

Roommates, as everyone continues to fear the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has spread worldwide and claimed the lives of 14 people in the U.S., Dr. Drew Pinsky wants the media to stop reporting on the health crisis with fear. In a recent interview, Dr. Drew slammed media outlets covering the virus in a way that incites further panic and hysteria—and he is “furious” about it.

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