Joe Biden should watch that interview from MSNBC this week wherein anchor Katy Tur had to remind the mayor of Las Vegas that none of the disease outbreaks we’ve seen in recent years have been nearly as bad as what we’re dealing with right now.

Biden’s track record on handling national health crises isn’t exactly stellar, but for some reason, his advisers are telling him to lean in and remind voters that he was — get this! — vice president when a fresh round of Ebola was coursing through the world map.