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FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, talks during a television interview about the coronavirus at the White House in Washington. Birx has emerged as one of the most important voices in the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, spelling out the implications of the virus in personal terms while attempting to reassure Americans that it is centering its response to the pandemic with a data-driven mindset. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, talks during a television interview about the coronavirus at the White House in Washington. Birx has emerged as one of the most important voices in the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, spelling out the implications of the virus in personal terms while attempting to reassure Americans that it is centering its response to the pandemic with a data…

March 28, 2020

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Virus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whisperer
March 28, 2020 8:31 a.m.

Virus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whisperer

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many in the public health and political worlds, Dr. Deborah Birx is the sober scientist advising an unpredictable president. She's the data whisperer who will help steer President Donald Trump as he ponders how quickly to restart an economy that's ground to a halt in the coronavirus pandemic.