The co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force, former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, described lockdowns Sunday as "a measure of last resort," countering comments last week by another task force member. "That’s a measure of last resort," Murthy said on "Fox News Sunday." "The way we think about lockdowns, I think, is different now than it was in the spring. In the spring, when we didn’t know a lot about COVID, we responded in a sense with an on-off switch. MODERNA CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRIAL VOLUNTEER DETAILS EXPERIENCE: NOTHING TO FEAR BUT MINOR SIDE EFFECTSOsterholm has since walked backed the proposal, saying he had not yet spoken to the incoming administration.

Source: Fox News November 15, 2020 15:00 UTC