Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx
Deborah Birx Deborah Birx will be a fellow at the George W. Bush Institute Fauci defends Birx: “I had to live in the White House” he will join the George W. Bush Institute as a fellow, according to a statement released Friday.
The organization said Birx will use its knowledge of global health, pandemic response and health systems to support the Bush Institute.
Birx will also work on policy initiatives aimed at improving the U.S. position to address future health disparities based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The former White House health official said in the statement that she is “delighted to work with the amazing people and impactful programs of the Bush Institute.”
“Bush Institute programs put people at the center, recognizing that we are stronger when we listen to each other, learn from each other, and come together to do bigger things than any of us could do alone.” he said.
Birx previously worked with the Go Go Institute, a public-private partnership aimed at reducing new cases of cervical cancer in women living with HIV in 12 African countries.
Birx, who had been the coordinator of US global aid, recently gained national prominence for her role as coordinator of the White House coronavirus working group. President Trump
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In late January, Birx gave an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” which detailed his time in the Trump administration. He admitted that he often considered giving up the coronavirus working group and said that during his time someone presented the president with a “parallel data set” to COVID-19.