White House Coronavirus Task Force
The White House Coronavirus Task Force was the United States Department of State task force during the administration of President Donald Trump that “coordinate[d] and overs[aw] the administration's efforts to monitor, prevent, contain, and mitigate the spread” of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).1) Also referred to as the President's Coronavirus Task Force, it was established on January 29, 2020, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar as chair.2) On February 26, 2020, U.S. vice president Mike Pence was named to chair the task force, and Deborah Birx was named the response coordinator.3)
The task force was succeeded by the White House COVID-19 Response Team under the administration of President Joe Biden.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). (2020, March 7). U.S. Department of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20200308072333/https://www.state.gov/coronavirus/
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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President’s Coronavirus Task Force. (2020, January 29). White House. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120200404/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-presidents-coronavirus-task-force/
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Santucci, J. (2020, February 28). What we know about the White House coronavirus task force now that Mike Pence is in charge. USA TODAY. https://web.archive.org/web/20220617200400/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/27/coronavirus-what-we-know-mike-pence-and-task-force/4891905002/