instructing the media on spelling. And preparing to administer an injection to Patient Zero.
Trump's doctor walks backs comments on timing of President's Covid-19 diagnosis and treatment
(CNN)
Saturday afternoon, Conley released a memo aimed at clarifying the timeline.
"This morning while summarizing the President's health, I incorrectly used the term 'seventy two hours' instead of 'day three' and 'fourth eight hours' instead of 'day two' with regards to his diagnosis and the administration of the polyclonal antibody therapy.
"The President was first diagnosed with COVID-19 on the evening of Thursday, October 1st and had received Regeron's antibody cocktail on Friday, October 2nd."
The memo had misspellings, including the name of Regeneron, the name of the company that makes the treatment Trump received... The memo also did not note that the 48-hour remark was made by Garibaldi, not Conley.
Despite saying Trump was 72 hours into his diagnosis, Conley also said during Saturday's briefing at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that Trump tested positive for coronavirus late Thursday night.
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When asked about the 72-hour remark, Conley said, "So Thursday afternoon following the news of a close contact is when we repeated testing.
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During the same Saturday briefing, Garibaldi, one of the team of doctors treating Trump at the Walter Reed, told reporters Trump was treated with an experimental antibody therapy "about 48 hours ago," which would have been midday Thursday.
"About 48 hours ago, the President received a special antibody therapy directed against the coronavirus," Garibaldi said just before noon on Saturday.
(CNN)
Saturday afternoon, Conley released a memo aimed at clarifying the timeline.
"This morning while summarizing the President's health, I incorrectly used the term 'seventy two hours' instead of 'day three' and 'fourth eight hours' instead of 'day two' with regards to his diagnosis and the administration of the polyclonal antibody therapy.
"The President was first diagnosed with COVID-19 on the evening of Thursday, October 1st and had received Regeron's antibody cocktail on Friday, October 2nd."
The memo had misspellings, including the name of Regeneron, the name of the company that makes the treatment Trump received... The memo also did not note that the 48-hour remark was made by Garibaldi, not Conley.
Despite saying Trump was 72 hours into his diagnosis, Conley also said during Saturday's briefing at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that Trump tested positive for coronavirus late Thursday night.
...
When asked about the 72-hour remark, Conley said, "So Thursday afternoon following the news of a close contact is when we repeated testing.
...
During the same Saturday briefing, Garibaldi, one of the team of doctors treating Trump at the Walter Reed, told reporters Trump was treated with an experimental antibody therapy "about 48 hours ago," which would have been midday Thursday.
"About 48 hours ago, the President received a special antibody therapy directed against the coronavirus," Garibaldi said just before noon on Saturday.
