When US President Donald Trump tweeted that he and First Lady Melania Trump had COVID-19, the reactions came in, fast and furious. Among them: “Get well soon”, “I told you so”, and “serves you right”. We look at the schadenfreude of President Trump’s diagnosis, and whether this is a public health opportunity to educate about COVID-19 prevention measures.



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When US President Donald Trump tweeted that he and First Lady Melania Trump had COVID-19, the <a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/10/02/messages-for-sick-trump-split-between-get-well-and-told-you-so.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0y_10dy-l9frf0MYmkg--Ud6IRHAZQm5rLr9AImK2YgK4xLqaUVYK0_ok#Echobox=1601687595">reactions</a> came in, fast and furious. Among them: &ldquo;Get well soon&rdquo;, &ldquo;I told you so&rdquo;, and &ldquo;serves you right&rdquo;. We look at the <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-watch.html?fbclid=IwAR2SEWk25hMwc2lWIVRPjwNK07dzFkHbnq1A_z7FXZmuGG0YFB75QWlBjMI">schadenfreude of President Trump&rsquo;s diagnosis</a>, and whether this is a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/opinion/sunday/trump-coronavirus-infection.html?fbclid=IwAR2LWe6aBwNxHeOLoPzq3jeehn5bX6Mgy0z5QmkwOJBbI-eghhkeswjaTcI">public health opportunity</a> to educate about COVID-19 prevention measures.

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