KEY POINTS
- Experts say Trump’s COVID-19 case may be more severe than his doctors are releasing
- The president’s medical team announced they had given him a dose of dexamethasone
- The steroid is used to treat patients who are on ventilators or need extra oxygen
Experts questioned President Donald Trump’s health and the severity of his COVID-19 infection after the president’s doctors said he has started on dexamethasone — a generic steroid used to reduce inflammation caused by other diseases.
Trump’s medical team announced Sunday that the president had received his first dose of the steroid after experiencing low oxygen levels. Doctors at Walter Reed National Medical Center held a press conference Sunday morning, where they confirmed Trump received supplemental oxygen Friday and Saturday after intially denying it.
The medical team also detailed Trump’s treatment plan, which including taking dexamethasone and a five-day treatment course of remdesivir.
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