Marcella Nunez-Smith, top Biden adviser, has "not seen any evidence" of migrants spreading virus...
Source: CBS News
By MELISSA QUINN CBS NEWS March 14, 2021, 11:10 AM
Marcella Nunez-Smith, top Biden adviser, has "not seen any evidence" of migrants spreading virus at border
Washington — Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the White House's COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, said Sunday she has not seen evidence to support claims that undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border into Texas are spreading the coronavirus.
In an interview with "Face the Nation," Nunez-Smith was asked about accusations from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, that the Biden administration was releasing migrants with COVID-19 into communities.
"I have not seen any evidence to support that at all," she said. "I think that it's very important for us, you know, again, as we talk about our goal to vaccinate an entire nation, that we not divide ourselves in this process."
The Biden administration is facing an influx of unaccompanied migrant children and families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks, presenting significant humanitarian and logistical challenges for President Biden.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marcella-nunez-smith-covid-19-migrants-border-face-the-nation/
Transcript: Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith on "Face the Nation"
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