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New White House Coronavirus Adviser Says He’s A ‘Straight Shooter’

featuring Scott W. Atlasvia ABC
Friday, September 4, 2020

Dr. Scott Atlas, the controversial newest addition to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, says he is a “straight shooter.” He proceeded to demonstrate that in a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio Friday.

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Trump’s Covid Adviser Gets A Washington Welcome

featuring Scott W. Atlasvia The Wall Street Journal
Friday, September 4, 2020

Scott W. Atlas makes the case for reopening and says it’s a ‘preposterous lie’ that he advocates ‘herd immunity.’

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Scott Atlas Is A Needed Voice Of Wisdom And Reason On The Coronavirus Taskforce

featuring Scott W. Atlasvia Rep. Andy Biggs
Thursday, September 3, 2020

Thank goodness that President Trump has appointed a knowledgeable, credible counterbalance to the Coronavirus Taskforce. Dr. Scott Atlas is not a bureaucrat like Dr. Anthony Fauci or Dr. Deborah Birx; he is a world-renowned scientist and physician who seems to actually study the totality of the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic. Dr. Fauci, by contrast, has repeatedly conceded that he hasn’t considered the economic impacts and secondary public health crises of his COVID-19 advice.

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Restore Our Lives Using Medical Science, Data And Common Sense

by Scott W. Atlasvia The Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020

Americans are anxious to get back to work and to send their children to school. The science backs them up. We have learned a lot over the past months, and we are putting that knowledge to use. We are capitalizing on the advanced capabilities that we have developed, as we redouble our efforts to protect vulnerable populations and deliver new and effective treatments in record time.

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Abbott Labs To The Rescue? Free The Tests!

by John H. Cochranevia The Grumpy Economist
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Context: Cheap, fast, tests can stop this pandemic quickly, even if they are not very accurate.

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Dr. Scott Atlas Discusses White House Coronavirus Task Force Latest Efforts

interview with Scott W. Atlasvia KUSI
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Scott Atlas explains how he has been contributing to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and what the task force is working on to combat coronavirus and keep Americans safe.

Interviews

Dr. Scott Atlas, Trump’s New Coronavirus Adviser, ‘We Are Uniquely Panicking Over Opening Our Schools’

interview with Scott W. Atlasvia Fox News
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Scott Atlas says schools are low-risk environments and keeping schools closed is actually incredibly harmful to children and their development.

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Health Care Powered Democratic Wins In 2018. The Party Hopes For A Repeat.

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia The New York Times
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

At the Democratic National Convention, viewers heard from an Arizona man whose young son was born with a congenital heart defect, a Wisconsin woman with an autoimmune disease and cancer survivors from several states. Their stories highlighted the importance of health care — and the protections provided by the Affordable Care Act.

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Which Pre-existing Conditions Can Increase Your COVID-19 Risk?

quoting Scott W. Atlas
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

What pre-existing conditions put you in a high-risk group when it comes to coronavirus? A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines those conditions and, as 8 On Your Side found, some are common.

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Villages Earns Praise For Its Virus Response

quoting Scott W. Atlasvia The Villages Daily Sun
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

From protecting its most vulnerable senior residents to getting children safely back into school, The Villages is getting the COVID-19 response outbreak right, state and national leaders said Monday.

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The Working Group on Health Care Policy devises public policies that enable more Americans to get better value for their health care dollar and foster appropriate innovations that will extend and improve life.