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A doctor says he was removed from his federal post after pressing for rigorous vetting of treatments embraced by Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/coronavirus-live-coverage.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage#link-652aa9c3
“I believe this transfer was in response to my insistence that the government invest the billions of dollars allocated by Congress to address the Covid-19 pandemic into safe and scientifically vetted solutions..."
"..., and not in drugs, vaccines and other technologies that lack scientific merit,” he said in a statement to The Times’s Maggie Haberman. “I am speaking out because to combat this deadly virus, science — not politics or cronyism — has to lead the way,”
"I have led the government’s efforts to invest in the best science available to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Unfortunately, this resulted in clashes with H.H.S. political leadership..."
“Unfortunately, this resulted in clashes with H.H.S. political leadership..."
"...including criticism for my proactive efforts to invest early into vaccines and supplies critical to saving American lives. I also resisted efforts to fund potentially dangerous drugs promoted by those with political connections.''
Stunning statement from Dr. Rick Bright
Stunning statement from Dr. Rick Bright
