EXCLUSIVE: Special Adviser to President Trump Dr. Scott Atlas fired back at criticisms leveled against him and his role on the Coronavirus Task Force on Monday, defending his record and expertise while maintaining that his advice to the president is based on the "current science." “The way I advise the president is perfectly consistent with the most appropriate strategy for dealing with this pandemic,” he said. Atlas said lockdowns are “extremely harmful” to Americans, referring to attempted suicides and those “missing” treatments for cancer and other illnesses. "The article quotes Dr. Redfield as saying 'Everything he says is false' but it cannot supply the context for that statement since only one side of the private conversation being eavesdropped on was heard," the statement said. "Positions on three issues, the value of wearing a mask, youth COVID-19 infections, and where we are currently with herd immunity, are the positions that Dr. Redfield has different positions on than Dr.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2020 19:41 UTC