http://www.newsweek.com/comorbities-meaning-explained-cdc-covid-1667857

A comment about "comorbidities" in relation to COVID-19 deaths made by Rochelle Walensky, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during a recent interview sparked backlash after a clip of the interview went viral.

During an interview Friday with ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) show, Walensky said: "The overwhelming number of [COVID-19] death, over 75 percent, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities," during her answer to GMA co-host Cecilia Vega's question about whether it's time to "start rethinking how we're living with this virus."