Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the nation can’t ignore the possibility of a new spike but that it is in a better position now than it was in the previous two years, when Covid-19 “defined our lives.”
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 8. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo“Our focus should be on preparation, not on panic,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Sunday in discussing the latest rising wave of Covid-19 cases in Europe.
Speaking to host Trace Gallagher on “Fox News Sunday,” Murthy said the nation can’t ignore the possibility of a new spike but that it is in a better position now than it was in the previous two years, when Covid-19 “defined our lives.”
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