President-elect Joe Biden tapped Dr. David Kessler, a former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to lead the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the incoming administration.
Biden is expected to announce more about his plan to tackle the pandemic later on Friday, expanding on a $1.9 trillion economic relief package unveiled on Thursday.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Dr. Helen Chu, assistant professor of medicine, allergy and infectious diseases, and an adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington.
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