. as a result of all this progress and the tools we now have, we are leading to a time where covid isn t a crisis but something we can protect against and treat. a positive message out of the white house today, as covid continues its dramatic downtick across most of the country. also today, the white house made two key hires to a team of top science advisers. l.a. week the highest ranked science official in the biden administration resigned over accusations that he demeaned and disrespected his colleagues. the president s top science adviser and the office of science and technology policy. today president biden chose eric landers deputy to lead the role in his place and to fill the top science adviser role to the