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Pretty damning article on the secretary of HHS:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-chie...1587570514

WASHINGTON—On Jan. 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told President Trump the coronavirus epidemic was under control.

The U.S. government had never mounted a better interagency response to a crisis, Mr. Azar told the president in a meeting held eight days after the U.S. announced its first case, according to administration officials. At the time, the administration’s focus was on containing the virus.

Note that in the timeline in the article, Azar was alerted by CDC on January 3, and on Jan 18 "Azar briefs Trump on virus's potential severity."

BC

[BostonCard]

Pretty damning article on the secretary of HHS:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-chie...1587570514

WASHINGTON—On Jan. 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told President Trump the coronavirus epidemic was under control.

The U.S. government had never mounted a better interagency response to a crisis, Mr. Azar told the president in a meeting held eight days after the U.S. announced its first case, according to administration officials. At the time, the administration’s focus was on containing the virus.

Note that in the timeline in the article, Azar was alerted by CDC on January 3, and on Jan 18 "Azar briefs Trump on virus's potential severity."

BC