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FILE - In this March 26, 2020, file photo Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus accompanied by Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Vice President Mike Pence, in the James Brady Briefing Room 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 26, 2020, file photo Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus accompanied by Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Vice President Mike Pence, in the James Brady Briefing Room 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 t…

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.