was having a significant impact on hiv, tb, and malaria. i could see we were turning the corner. with additional work, we were going to get there. that s what many people said was impossible, and we made it possible. and i think getting data up in january and february, having testing available in january and february across this country could have changed our confidence at that very beginning. when you see hospitals like elmhurst, you lose faith in our institutions and their ability to protect us. we have just scratched the surface in this book called the silent invasion, the untold story of the trump administration, covid-19, and preventing the next pandemic before it s too late. there s a lot in there about what we need to do to change our system so this doesn t happen again in our country. dr. deborah birx, thank you for your time this morning. thank you. nice to see you. dr. birx mentioned the other toll of the pandemic, the mental health crisis, especially among