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b'Dr. C\\xe9line Gounder, a member of the Biden-Harris Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board, takes a look at where we are, less than one week after President Biden assumed power. Deborah Birx and Tony Fauci\\xa0have each come forward, unshackled, to discuss the moral and professional quandaries they faced, including threats and coercion, as Trump erected false narratives, intensifying in the fall electoral season and beyond, steering Americans into a human catastrophe. \\u201cProximity to power is intoxicating. It corrupts judgment.\\u201d \\u201cI was impressed by Dr. Birx\\u2019s road trip.\\u201d It was \\u201ca smart pivot.\\u201d\\xa0President Biden has shifted to unification and healing: \\u201cThat is the way to get to the other side.\\u201d It is \\u201ccalming\\u201d when\\xa0public health and science leaders speak directly to the American people, aided by trusted messengers \\u2013 the local sheriff, the faith leader, the soccer coach. There was chaos during the vaccine introduction, as the incoming administration was handed a\\xa0\\u201cblack box.\\u201d\\xa0The way forward is through continued masking, social distancing, hand washing, along with patience, realism and an optimistic determination in expanding vaccine coverage, amid shortages.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nDr. C\\xe9line Gounder is Assistant Professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, President/CEO and founder of Just Human Productions, and host of the Epidemic and American Diagnosis podcasts. She served as a member of the Biden-Harris Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board.'