Bhattacharya: Gov. DeSantis Understands Covid Better than Anyone in Politics, as Well as Epidemeologists

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WOODS: "I just want to know, what is your impression of Ron DeSantis, having interacted with him at least several times?"
BHATTACHARYA: "I mean I've never met a politician like him. He's extraordinary. He called me out of the blue sometime in mid September on kind of a Sunday morning. I'm sure exactly how he got my number but he called me and said, 'Would you like to speak to Governor DeSantis?' I said, OK. And he read all -- I mean we had a 2-hour conversation about Covid policy, this is September of last year right, and he read all the papers I referenced, and not just mine, lots and lots of other papers. He knew all of the details. It was -- it was a remarkable conversation. And then we had this like roundtable on September 25th with Martin and Mike Levitt and -- with DeSantis leading it. And the next day he lifted most of the restrictions all across Florida. I mean this is like combination of like bravery -- intellectual bravery and also willingness to take a stand and sort of a knowledge that I've never seen a politician."