Deborah Brix Plans to Retire

Washington, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx has said she plans to soon retire, ending a tumultuous assignment that tarnished her once stellar reputation.

The 64-year-old physician and global health expert suggested that recent media coverage had unfairly dragged her family into the spotlight. She told the outlet Newsy on Tuesday that she planned to help President-elect Joe Biden’s team in their transition, and then step aside.

“I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire,” she said.

“I only came into the White House to ensure that our Covid response could utilize whatever information I had from confronting epidemics around the globe,” she added.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted that President Donald Trump “has great respect for Dr. Birx and likes her very much. We wish her well!” A report by AP on Sunday said that after Birx had warned Americans to limit their Thanksgiving celebrations to their immediate households, she traveled the day after the holiday to a vacation property accompanied by family members from two households.

These included herself and her husband, a daughter, son-in-law, and two young grandchildren.

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