Dr. Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, told Fox News Thursday that initial data about the coronavirus outbreak from China left U.S. officials unable to properly prepare for when the virus made its way to the U.S.
, told Fox News Thursday that initial data about the coronavirus outbreak from China left U.S. officials unable to properly prepare for when the virus made its way to the U.S.
Birx recounted working on countering the HIV epidemic in Africa when the virus broke out and watching COVID-19 data coming in from China. Birx added that because the early data was produced by China during a "very difficult situation" officials there were not fully measuring asymptomatic or mild cases.
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