1. Fauci is not an epidemiologist. He’s an immunologistI don't see how pointing out his greatest professional accomplishment is a smear. From his Stanford bio --
"Dr. Atlas is also the editor of the leading textbook in the field, the best‐selling Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine, now in its 5th edition and officially translated from English into Mandarin, Spanish, and Portuguese. He has been editor, associate editor, and a member of the boards of numerous scientific journals and national and international scientific societies over the past three decades. His medical research centered on advanced applications of new MRI technologies in neurologic diseases. While Professor of Radiology and Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center from 1998 until 2012 and during his previous faculty positions, Dr. Atlas trained over 100 neuroradiology fellows, many of whom are now leaders in the field throughout the world."
No one is objecting to his expertise in MRI techniques. The criticism about his appointment is his lack of corresponding;y relevant knowledge in infectious diseases. From a non-partisan distance, his appointment appeared to stem not so much from his professional expertise, but rather from his reliable politics.
One more question -- are you suggesting that Fauci is not a qualified epidemiologist?
2. I’m not suggesting anything
3. Atlas argues his background made fauci uniquely suited to head up warp speed but not the response to covid which required the background of someone in health policy who explores trade offs which fauci does not have. He also points out fauci was laser focused on vaccines and didnt really focus on treatments.
4. One of atlas critiques is they did not have inputs from real epidemiologists.
5. Atlas lays out his health policy credentials there in the book. Again the radiologist thing he basically argues is a prior career
6. He doesn’t say whether he supports or disagrees with other magA policies. It is clear from the book he admires trump as a president (unclear if it’s because he’s trump or merely because he is the president or because trump agreed with him on covid). He thinks trump was ill served by pence and his staff on covid.
7.” from a non-partisan distance”. That’s funny. Back to comedy I see.