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Source: The Hill
BY MARINA PITOFSKY - 04/11/20 11:31 PM EDT
President Trump reportedly asked Anthony Fauci, the nations leading infectious disease expert and a key member of the White Houses coronavirus task force, whether U.S. officials could allow the coronavirus pandemic to wash over the country, the Washington Post reported.
During a coronavirus task force meeting in the Situation Room last month, on the same day that Trump ordered for travel to be suspended from the United Kingdom and Ireland in an effort to stem the spread of the virus, Trump reportedly asked Fauci Why dont we let this wash over the country?
Two anonymous sources familiar with the presidents comments confirmed the question to the newspaper.
Trump was reportedly also seeking to understand why herd immunity to the coronavirus had been rejected. Herd immunity occurs when a large amount of the population becomes immune either through infection and recovery or inoculation.
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