way dr. fauci said. it came from 1918 science that s what it was 1918 a flu virus which actually didn t go as far as covid. didn t spread all over the place. it rode along the flu on large droplets. in st. louis, dr. max starkoff the city health commissioner and in washington state thomas tuttle epidemiologist they shut things down and they had an impact. it s a different virus. and here as early as february 20, ainsley, we found out and i was out there interviewing the researchers, covid is all over the room. covid is spreading through communities. the idea of social distancing didn t come out of nowhere but it came out of 1918 and we already knew better. you made the most important point of all. it was one thing to stay 6 feet apart but a lot of poor schoolings couldn t do that so they closed and they missed the main thing they should have done
Texans are being advised to be cautious about respiratory illnesses, such as flu and COVID-19, as cases surge throughout the state during the holiday season.