Biden Announces Members of COVID-19 Advisory Board

Projected 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden's transition team announced members of its COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday. The board, described as “leading public health and scientific experts to advise the transition on COVID-19 response,” will be co-chaired by former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David Kessler, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Yale professor Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. The board will also include Dr. Rick Bright, a Trump administration whistleblower who alleged that officials ignored his early warnings about the coronavirus. The U.S. recently surpassed 10 million total COVID-19 cases and 237,000 deaths, more than any other country. Some coverage on all sides focused on the inclusion of Rick Bright. Coverage in right-rated outlets tended to say Bright “resigned,” and coverage in some center- and left-rated outlets said Bright was “ousted.” Some coverage in right-rated outlets referred to Biden as the "presumptive" or "apparent" president-elect.