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Dusty Johnson: “COVID 19 is a new disease.”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

Interview with Representative Dusty Johnson by Austin Ludens on COVID-19 Challenges and Legislative Responses

Published March 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:22

Sure. Well, we. I mean, we've never been here before. I mean, this is you know, COVID 19 is a new disease. Every disease has its own characteristics. People want to compare it to the Spanish flu of 1918, and that's not a bad comparison. But this is not the flu. (03:22–03:25)

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Asserts that COVID-19 is a new disease.

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