Deborah Birx Discusses COVID-19 Response

It's interesting, by the way, we're starting to hear from other people

that were on

his team-

Who's writing a book

... right. Uh, Deborah Birx, who at one point led the-

Yeah, Deborah Birx

... coronavirus task force, weighed in yesterday.

Here's what she said.

If you get on test, y- instead of quarantining people who are

exposed, you just only tell the people who

are infected to stay

home. That is a very different approach.

It worked fabulously in universities.

It's why we were able to keep them open, and Secretary DeVos was working on

keeping K through 12 open. There were solutions, but it

became very political, and we all have to be aware.

Because it was a presidential election year, it was really

important for blue states to show that they were taking this

very seriously, and they over-closed.

Mm.

And we just have to be honest that that happened, and that's why

that discussion

from both sides of the aisle, and a resolution, and a way to go

forward is critical-

Yeah

... so that we can do this right in the

future.

Right. Uh, and she's the one person who

was caught going visiting her family when

she told everyone not to visit her family.

She's also the one that was on with me who said, "Oh,

wear goggles.

Wear two masks and consider wearing goggles." Can you believe this?

So I have no patience for her either

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