"COVID Response Failures: The Critical Mistake of Underestimating Reinfections"

Former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx criticizes the CDC's handling of COVID-19, citing delays in testing, recognizing asymptomatic spread, and understanding the virus's airborne transmission. She emphasizes the need to better understand COVID reinfections and long COVID, warning against underestimating the virus's potential harm. Despite decreased COVID numbers, the virus continues to cause serious illness and death, with over 72,000 deaths and nearly 35,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2023.