The radio host vented about people telling him to lighten up about the disease, stating he would be the one to have a strong case of it because he’s older and “lucky” like that.
Stern said, “Everyone goes, ‘Don’t worry, it’s just a cold for me.’ It’ll probably be way worse. You know what I mean? I mean, I’m the lucky one who will completely fall apart.”
Mentioning how his wife has less to worry about than him, he added, “You know, my wife’s considerably younger than me, as you might have heard. And you know, she’s not as concerned about getting COVID as I am, because, you know, I’m an older dude.
“Beth has a bunch of plans. She has like a wedding shower to go to and lunch to go to with a friend and a dinner and a blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So, you know, we’re really making an effort. We go out to restaurants. We went to the Ed Sheeran concert. We’ve really been out there. I haven’t gotten COVID. And I’m like, you know what? If I get it, I get it,” he said.
Stern said, “Then all of a sudden they announce there’s a new strain of COVID and it’s on the rise. And, you know, people are being hospitalized. ‘It’s time to go back down into lockdown.’ And I’m like, you mean I’m just emerging, and now I’m going back into lockdown!”
He also explained how the argument with his wife went over his COVID concerns: “She goes, ‘That’s what you do. Every time I say I’m going to do something, you bring up COVID.’” Giving his reply to her, he said, “I’m just telling you, I’m scared. Am I wrong?”
