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Pence office to handle media on coronavirus © Greg Nash Vice President Pence's office is being given authority over media response and messaging on the coronavirus after he was tasked with overseeing the federal response to the disease, a person familiar with the arrangement confirmed Thursday. The person said media requests related to the virus will be filtered through Pence's office rather than the White House press shop in an effort to further centralize the administration's response. The shift in approach was first reported by The Washington Post and The New York Times. The Times additionally reported that Anthony Fauci,...

Today, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the addition of the following individuals to the President’s Coronavirus Task Force:Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the TreasuryDr. Jerome Adams, Surgeon General of the United StatesLarry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic CouncilEarlier today, the Vice President announced the addition of White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx to the task force. Additional members can be found here.  

Today, Vice President Mike Pence announced the following individual to a key position on his team to combat the spread of the Coronavirus:  Ambassador Debbie Birx, to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. Ambassador Birx is a world-renowned global health official and physician. She will be detailed to the Office of the Vice President and will report to Vice President Mike Pence. She will also join the Task Force led by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.  She will be supported by the National Security Council staff.  Dr. Birx serves as the U.S. government’s leader for combatting...