McMaster professor embroiled in White House controversy over reports he attempted to muzzle scientists

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Paul Elias Alexander, a scientific adviser to Health and Human Services spokesman Michael Caputo, blasted CDC staff for coming out with reports that contradicted President Donald Trump’s views on COVID-19

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A McMaster University professor is at the centre of a White House controversy over reports he tried to muzzle government scientists, demanded the power to edit COVID-19 documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and accused CDC staff of attempting to “hurt” U.S. President Donald Trump.

“None of those people have my skills,” Dr. Alexander said. “I make the judgment whether this is crap.” As a consultant, he is not speaking on behalf of McMaster University or the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact,” spokeswoman Susan Emigh wrote in an e-mail. “CDC to me appears to be writing hit pieces on the administration,” he wrote."Very misleading by CDC and shame on them.”

Dr. Alexander’s positions in these e-mails largely contradict scientific consensus and back Mr. Trump. The President has often played down the seriousness of the pandemic, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans. And his allies have called for new COVID-19 treatments to be approved using lower-quality studies than randomized control trials.Dr.

 

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