Dr. Deborah Birx said if demonstrators protesting stay-at-home orders go home and infect a family member who ends up having 'a serious ... or unfortunate outcome, they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives.'
host Chris Wallace that protesters may inadvertently jeopardize the health and lives of their family members.
"It's devastatingly worrisome to me personally because if they go home and infect their grandmother or their grandfather who has a co-morbid condition and they have a serious or a very — or an unfortunate outcome, they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives," said Birx. Thursday's protests in Michigan followed the decision by the state's governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, to extend stay-at-home orders, even as some states have begun the process of re-opening their economies.
Birx said regardless of where states are in their response to the virus, Americans should continue observing the recommendations of public health officials. "We also made it very clear to the American people, this is what you need to continue to do to protect yourself. You need to continue to social distance. You need to continue to practice scrupulous handwashing," Birx said.
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