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- A New Coronavirus Adviser Roils the White House With Unorthodox Ideas
Noah Weiland, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Michael D. Shear and Jim Tankersley; NY Times, Sept. 2, 2020
Dr. Scott Atlas arrived at the White House as a coronavirus contrarian, questioning controls like masks. He has angered top health officials while pushing a suite of disputed policy prescriptions.
- U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
Michael Biesecker, AP, News & Observer, April 06, 2020
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies largely waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
- Why it matters that the NIH canceled a coronavirus research grant
Brit McCandless Farmer, May 10, 2020
Faulty allegations led to cutting $3.7 million dollars to ecologists studying coronaviruses. The ramifications may be felt in future pandemics.