Trump Echoes DeVos’ Claim That Children Are ‘Stoppers’ of COVID-19 — Health Experts Respond

U.S. Department of 🎓Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ claim about children being “stoppers” of the coronavirus has garnered a response from Dr. Anthony Fauci and other health experts.

The resurgence of her claim stems from President Donald Trump’s press briefing on Wednesday evening. During the briefing, he echoed DeVos’ remarks insisting children “don’t transmit very easily,” as Trump said, according to The Washington Post.

“They do say that don’t transmit very easily, and a lot of people are saying they don’t transmit,” he said. “They don’t bring it home with them. They don’t catch it easily; they don’t bring it home easily.”

Prior to Trump’s remarks, DeVos cited a German study during an interview on “The Conservative Circus” radio show.

“More and more studies show that kids are actually stoppers of the disease and they don’t get it and transmit it themselves, so we should be in a posture of — the default should be getting back to school kids in person, in the classroom,” DeVos said on July 16.

Despite Trump and DeVos’ claims, health experts are suggesting otherwise. Fauci, along with other health experts, is pushing back against DeVos’ claim. During an interview on Friday, the top infectious disease expert was asked about Trump and DeVos’ claims.