On April 13, 2020, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams in an interview with Alex Marlow, revealed [@13 min] that the Coronavirus Task Force is now working with real-time data about the country [1] They are no longer using predictive models, which are effectively projections based on assumptions when you don’t have data. The data means they are looking at what is actually happening on the ground, so that informed and intelligent decisions can be made about when and where to reopen. [2, 3, 4]
In addition Adams admitted that it was a struggle to communicate with some in the establishment media who are frequently anti-Trump.