President Trump this week tapped a new coronavirus adviser whose views on the pandemic closely align with his own: Scott Atlas, a radiologist, has called for ending lockdowns, restarting college football and reopening schools
WASHINGTON—President Trump this week tapped a new coronavirus adviser whose views on the pandemic closely align with his own.
Scott Atlas, who spoke at Wednesday’s coronavirus briefing at the White House, is a radiologist, a senior fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution of Stanford University and a frequent Fox News commentator. He previously served as chief of neuroradiology at the Stanford University Medical Center and has previously advised Republican presidential candidates on health care, including Mitt Romney...
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