Doctor Scott Atlas, a very controversial member of the White House coronavirus crisis cell set up by President Donald Trump, announced Monday, November 30, that he had resigned. “I am writing these lines in order to resign from my post as Special Advisor to the President of the United States”, can we read in Dr. Atlas’s letter dated Tuesday 1er December, published on his account Twitter and which had leaked into the American press.
The 65-year-old neuroradiology specialist’s contract, hired in August, expired this week, according to Fox News. “I have worked hard with one goal: to save lives and help Americans navigate this pandemic”, wrote Dr Atlas, adding that he “Always based on the latest scientific information and evidence, without any political consideration or influence”.
Contested by the scientific community
Scott Atlas was however highly contested by the scientific community and many public health experts, especially for his positions against containment measures and the wearing of masks. “Do the masks work? NO “, he tweeted in October before the social network blocked its publication.
The doctor also said that the extended confinement measures were “Very damaging” for Americans, in November urging residents of Michigan, where the virus has killed more than 9,500 people, to ” protest “ against such measures.
The most bereaved country in the world by the pandemic, the United States, which is currently experiencing a new outbreak of contaminations, has recorded more than 267,000 deaths and more than 13.5 million Covid-19 infections, according to the university count Johns Hopkins who is the benchmark.
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