Dr. Atlas, a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, said the focus on cases and “stopping COVID-19 at all costs” glosses over the societal fallout, from students who have been harmed by distance learning to low-income workers who don’t have the luxury of sipping coffee at home with their laptops.
Dr. Atlas joined the White House in a temporary capacity in the summer and has been a go-to man for the president, replacing the likes of Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as primary wingman in the briefing room. He speaks to Mr. Trump frequently and has an office at the White House.
Dr. Atlas said he may not be a virologist but his long background in medicine, health care policy and direct line of communication to top academics position him to translate the medical literature on COVID-19 into plain English and policy for the president — including ways to avoid the damaging consequences of lockdowns.
Dr. Atlas joined the White House in a temporary capacity in the summer and has been a go-to man for the president, replacing the likes of Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as primary wingman in the briefing room. He speaks to Mr. Trump frequently and has an office at the White House.
Dr. Atlas said he may not be a virologist but his long background in medicine, health care policy and direct line of communication to top academics position him to translate the medical literature on COVID-19 into plain English and policy for the president — including ways to avoid the damaging consequences of lockdowns.
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