Dr. Deborah Birx, COVID-19 Task Force (2020)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News conference
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-09-23
Duration: 00:29:15
Subjects: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Edwards, John Bel | Birx, Deborah L. | Public health | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses
Contributors:
- Birx, Deborah Speaker
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Galligan, Thomas Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Newsmakers” features a press conference from September 23, 2020, with Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, following a meeting with Louisiana and school officials at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. She discusses the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana. It also includes comments by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan.