NOTE TO STUDENTS:

• President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force have been giving daily press briefings followed by Q&A with reporters.
• During Thursday’s press briefing, Dr. Deborah Birx, Response coordinator for the Task Force, who is also the Global AIDS Coordinator, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made several points important for all Americans to understand regarding the spread of the virus, the number of cases, the number of ventilators needed, vaccines and treatment (therapies).

**WATCH THE VIDEO OF THEIR REMARKS ABOVE

1. a) How many states have less than 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus?
b) What did Dr. Birx emphasize about these numbers?

2. Where are the majority of coronavirus cases in the U.S.?

3. What did Dr. Birx note about the counties having a more rapid increase in cases?

4. What is important to note about the number of people being tested who come back positive for the coronavirus, according to Dr. Birx?

5. a) How did the UK experts who projected a certain number of cases and deaths change their prediction?
b) Ask a parent: what do you take away from this information?

6. a) What important points did Dr. Birx make about experts’ predictions of the models in China, South Korea, or Italy?
b) What does she say about the prediction that 20% of the population will get coronavirus?

7. What do you think about Dr. Birx’s assurance about ventilators? (see para. 16-17)

8. What different approach to vaccines does Dr. Fauci say they will be taking in addressing the coronavirus?