(NPR) President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous

President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous








Dr. Scott Atlas is President Trump's new coronavirus adviser. His ideas are sometimes at odds with public health professionals.



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President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous






Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.