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In this 139th\xa0episode, Dr. Deborah Birx joins J. Stephen Morrison to discuss her new book,\xa0Silent Invasion.\xa0On that day, former President Trump responded to the book by, among other things, lamenting oddly that \u201cDebbie Birx does not have a lot of dresses.\u201d\xa0In her inside account, Deborah details the repeated failures both to acknowledge the power of silent transmission by fully vaccinated, asymptomatic infected individuals, and the need to keep a relentless focus on testing, masks and limiting the size of gatherings.\xa0The Trump administration\u2019s catastrophic failures stemmed from the president himself and those around him, including their prevailing worries about the economy and the quest for reelection.\xa0Her journey to 44 states and 30 universities brought home the fragility of the rural health system in much of America and the need to engage far more closely with local communities. In the Biden administration, repeated stumbles in guidance and communications have weakened public trust and confidence.