White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire

WASHINGTON — Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, said Tuesday that she plans to retire but that she is willing to help President-elect Joe Biden’s team with its coronavirus response as needed. Birx, in an interview with the news site Newsy, did not give a specific timetable for her plans. “I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire,” Birx told the news outlet. Birx and White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Her comments came just days after the Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend even as the Centers for...