The Congressional Subcomm has finished it's questioning of Deborah Birx, whose most damning comments were directed at Dr. Scott Atlas.
Atlas testified in closed session -- transcript was released:
coronavirus.house.gov/sites/democrat…
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2/Key points of Atlas testimony:
- "investigation uncovered internal memoranda used by Dr. Atlas to push the #Trump Admin to jettison proven mitigation measures & deliberately reduce testing—months before the first #coronavirus #vaccines were available to the public."
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- "memo criticized #pandemic resp strategy advocated by mainstream publ hlth officials: 'Stopping all cases is not necessary, nor possible. It instills irrational fear into the public.' And "widespread testing 'sets up an unattainable goal that is harming this president.”
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4/Atlas
- "In email to #WhiteHouse officials on Oct4, 2020, Atlas mocked then-candidate @JoeBiden : 'Joe Biden’s policy is mask mandates & lockdowns. That is also the CNN and MSNBC attack narrative.' And 'the best data indicates that general masks are not effective'.”
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5/Atlas
- Atlas also used his [#WhiteHouse ] position to recruit #HerdImmunity proponents to meet w/ Admin officials, including President #Trump, VP #Pence, & Sec Azar. Director Redfield said that Atlas arranged these meetings..."
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6/Atlas
“'to convince people that #HerdImmunity was going to save us, and this thing was going to go bye-bye.' Following 1 of these mtgs, Sec Azar tweeted that the herd immunity proponents provided 'strong reinforcement' of the #Trump Administration’s ongoing response strategy."
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