Oh shit, remember Birx demanded a hospital not give her blood because she thought it could be contaminated with HIV. Ryan white died of an HIV infected blood transfusion.
In early 1983, before there was even a consensus on the name “AIDS,” Dr. Birx suffered excessive bleeding during the birth of her child. Before passing out, she yelled to her husband, ordering him, “Do not let them give me blood!” The batch on hand was later found to be contaminated with HIV.
Oh shit, remember Birx demanded a hospital not give her blood because she thought it could be contaminated with HIV. Ryan white died of an HIV infected blood transfusion.
sauce: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-dr-deborah-birx-your-questions-answered-142692