MILWAUKEE — Another member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is being honored with a bobblehead. On Wednesday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a bobblehead of Deborah Birx, who serves as the group’s Coronavirus Response Coordinator.
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The statue of Birx follows one produced earlier this month by the museum of Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The newest bobblehead depicts Birx in one of her signature scarves.
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The cost of the bobblehead is $25, plus $8 shipping, the Milwaukee-based museum announced in a news release. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum will donate $5 of every purchase toward the Protect The Heroes Fund in support of the 100 Million Mask Challenge.
The bobblehead is expected to ship in July.
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"Bobbleheads are the ultimate honor, and we think Dr. Birx deserves it given what she has done and continues to do for our country and the world in the battle against COVID-19,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “We received a lot of requests for a bobblehead of Dr. Birx and are excited to be able to use the bobblehead to continue to raise funds for a vital cause that is helping to keep those on the front lines protected while also making people smile during these unprecedented times.”
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The Fauci bobblehead, released April 1, has raised more than $130,000 for the 100 Million Mask Challenge, the museum said in its release.
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