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Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Coordinator, To Retire After Biden Transition

"I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire," Birx, who has spend more than three decades in public health service, told Newsy on Tuesday.

Dr. Deborah Birx, one of the nation's highest-ranking infectious disease experts, suggested on Tuesday she'll likely retire ... soonish.

In an with Newsy, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus response said she would like to be part of the team that helps the forthcoming Biden administration with its coronavirus response. But following that last bit of public service, Birx disclosed that she'd step away from more than three decades as the steward

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