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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 those of public health professionals. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

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.

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

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Friday

Fauci Says He's 'Optimistic' Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a House subcommittee hearing on Friday. Kevin Dietsch/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Fauci Says He's 'Optimistic' Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year

Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.

Wednesday

'He Shouldn't Be Doing That': Trump Weighs In On Navarro Op-Ed Attacking Fauci

White House economic adviser Peter Navarro (center, left) and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stand back to back after a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on March 9. Navarro wrote an opinion article this week criticizing Fauci. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

'He Shouldn't Be Doing That': Trump Weighs In On Navarro Op-Ed Attacking Fauci

The White House has disavowed a USA Today opinion piece by trade adviser Peter Navarro, who says Fauci has been wrong about the coronavirus. Fauci tells The Atlantic the attacks are "bizarre."

Friday

No Need To Test Trump For Coronavirus, White House Doctor Says

President Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci answered questions about coronavirus response in a Rose Garden news conference on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

No Need To Test Trump For Coronavirus, White House Doctor Says

President Trump indicated he might be tested after a Brazilian official he had contact with was diagnosed with the virus. But Dr. Sean Conley says Trump has no symptoms, so testing "is not indicated."