Some have criticized Pence's response to Indiana's worst outbreak of HIV in its history, and the nation's first HIV outbreak linked to the injection of oral painkillers, while he was governor in 2015.
"He’s got a certain talent for this," Trump said at Wednesday's White House briefing as he sought to reassure the public on how the White House is dealing with the virus, which has infected at least 60 Americans so far.
Vice President Mike Pence gives a news conference next to President Donald Trump at the White House, Feb.26, 2020.Others, however, have criticized Pence's response to the state's worst outbreak of HIV in its history and the nation's first HIV outbreak linked to the injection of oral painkillers while he was Indiana's governor in 2015. The crisis began when people started injecting a liquid form of a potent painkiller multiple times a day and sharing needles.
The outbreak highlighted the weaknesses in Indiana's health infrastructure as it placed 41st nationally in America's healthGovernor Mike Pence of Indiana holds a press conference, March 31, 2015, at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis, Ind. Since a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Scott County -- where the outbreak originated -- had closed in 2013, free HIV testing wasn't available in the area. Pence, as a member of Congress, voted to cut Planned Parenthood funding in 2011.
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