If he will take it. Or someone of similar accomplishment and stature. Making the first nominee the person leading the anti-COVID effort will immediately draw attention back to the real and growing danger facing us right now. It will emphasize Biden’s concern and underline Trump’s lies. It will show that Biden cares about our lives and health and set the tone for everything else he does.
That the pandemic is raging through Trump country will make this first appointment a clear signal that Biden and Harris truly intend to unite the country to fight real threats and dangers instead of imaginary ones. And over time, even the currently deluded will realize this.
UPDATE: thanks to kurious replying to a comment written on another diary:
Joe Biden plans to announce his 12-person coronavirus task force on Monday, two sources with knowledge told CNN.
The task force will reportedly be lead by three cochairs: Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler and Yale University’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith...
From CNN. Great news!