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‘She said: “There are two main things they should be doing in the days that they have left…the first is to get testing out there… we should have learned out lesson from Covid that just because we are not testing, it doesn’t mean the virus isn’t there.”

She added Trump has ‘people coming in with anti-vaccine stances’ and thus it’s possible that his White House could ‘hold up’ the vaccine authorization or ‘withhold testing.’

The H5N1 vaccine is already developed and contracted with manufacturers to make almost 5million doses, but awaits FDA approval.

‘There’s research done on it. They could get this authorized now, and also get the vaccine out to farm workers and to vulnerable people,’ Wen added.

Wen’s comments struck a nerve with many X users who recalled her asking Biden to implement vaccine mandates in federal workplaces and public venues in their jurisdiction during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The health policy expert controversially stated the unvaccinated should not be allowed to go out in public.