publication date: Thursday, April 23, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Health

clue: This army colonel has become one of America's most important and visible disease fighters, particularly when it comes to responding to the coronavirus.

explanation: Birx is the response coodinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, after previous work for the CDC and U.S. military in combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler


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