Dr. Deborah Birx is stressing the importance of social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During Monday’s press briefing at The White House, Birx,…
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“We need to take care of each other now as Americans. And I know they’re tough,” Birx said. “My grandchild of 10 months had a fever of 105 this weekend. I’m a doctor, and I couldn’t get there. So I’m trying to explain to my daughter how to listen to her lungs.”“I could not go there!” Birx quipped back, prompting Trump to say, “Good, I’m glad to hear it.”
“I did not go there, because of you two,” Birx said in reference to Trump and Pence, 60. “I mean, you can’t take that kind of risk with leaders of the country.” Birx explained that her family is taking social distancing seriously and isn’t allowing anyone “in that house or out that house because there’s too much precious cargo.”As for how her granddaughter is doing now, Birx said, “Babies can do that, but it’s very scary, so it was just a few sleepless nights for me.”“I’m sure it’s roseola,” Birx said of the common viral illness that affects young children and causes a high fever.
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