๐Ÿš€ “Bye-Bye BattleStar: Ashish Jha, Star of the COVID-19 Show, Making an Exit ๐ŸŽฌ”

TL;DR: ๐Ÿ“
Ashish Jha, the dude steering the White House’s COVID-19 response, has said “peace out!” to the administration, with plans to skedaddle next week ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ. Jha will mosey on back to Brown University, the OG stomping grounds where he served as dean of public health ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ. And why not, now that the federal government thinks we’ve managed to kick COVID-19 to the curb ๐Ÿ‘ž๐Ÿฆ ?

The Meat of the Story:๐Ÿฅฉ

Remember back in April 2022 when the pandemic was still the hot topic? Well, that was when our main man Ashish Jha stepped up to bat ๐Ÿ for the White House’s COVID-19 response team. But now, it looks like he’s about to clock out and check back in at his alma mater, Brown University.

A quick flashback, if you will: Before he took up the mantle at the White House, Jha was flexing his public health muscles ๐Ÿ’ช as the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. But we bet the chance to play a real-life Pandemic board game ๐ŸŽฒ was too much for our boy to resist.

It seems the powers-that-be at the White House are okay with Jha leaving the COVID-19 fight club. They must have faith in our ability to mask up, sanitize, and social distance like champs ๐Ÿ†. President Joe Biden, ever the optimist, even claimed that COVID-19 “no longer controls our daily lives.” So, hats off ๐ŸŽฉ to Jha for helping us reclaim our normal!

Before Jha, Jeff Zients held the COVID-19 reins. And where is he now, you might ask? Oh, just chillin’ in the comfy seat of the White House Chief of Staff ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ.

But what does this all mean, fellow netizens of the world?๐ŸŒ With Jha taking a step back, who’s up next in the COVID-19 hot seat ๐Ÿ”ฅ? What does the future hold for the virus that just won’t quit? And how will Brown University greet its returning champion?

Hey, don’t shoot the messenger.๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ We’re just here to serve up the facts on a silver platter. But now that Jha’s sailing off into the sunset ๐ŸŒ…, one can’t help but ask: With the exit of this pandemic superstar, is the fight against COVID-19 really over? Or is this just the calm before the storm? ๐Ÿค” Let’s hear what you think! ๐ŸŽค