White House Medical Adviser Backs Florida on School Reopening: ‘We Can’t Panic’

High school students in line to have temperature checked before entering the building in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Scott Atlas, the newest member of the White House task force on the CCP virus pandemic, joined Gov. Ron DeSantis on a tour that aimed assure the Floridians it’s safe to bring students back to school.

“We are the only country of our peer nations in the Western world who are so hysterical about reopening schools,” said Atlas on Monday during a press conference. “We seem to be the only country willing to sacrifice our children out of fear.”