Deborah Birx, Obama appointee leading Trump coronavirus response, moves into West Wing

Published March 19, 2020 4:30pm ET



The head of the White House coronavirus task force has moved into a West Wing office space, according to an aide to Vice President Mike Pence.

Dr. Deborah Birx, who reports to Vice President Mike Pence, is a longtime health official who spent nine years as the government’s point person on global efforts to fight HIV and AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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