Topic: Medical Optimism

Dr. Drew Pinsky walks back previous optimistic comments about the coronavirus, now urging the public to follow Dr. Anthony Fauci's directives. Pinsky recalls his time in the "Fauci army" during the 1980s AIDS epidemic, noting that while early death predictions were exaggerated, therapeutics eventually turned the disease into a manageable condition. He expresses faith that American innovation will similarly solve the current pandemic.