COVID-19 Data Doesn’t Match Most Extreme Models: Dr. Birx

COVID-19 Data Doesn’t Match Most Extreme Models: Dr. Birx
Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx speaks during the daily briefing on the CCP virus at the White House in a March 24, 2020, file photograph. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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COVID-19 models that have predicted the death of millions due to the pandemic “don’t match the reality on the ground” in the United States, the White House coronavirus response director said on Thursday.

“Models are models,” Dr. Deborah Birx said at a Coronavirus Task Force briefing. “When people start talking about 20 percent of a population getting infected, it’s very scary, but we don’t have data that matches that based on our experience.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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