'Without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history,' ousted vaccine chief Rick Bright testified to a House Panel today. His prepared remarks laid out four actions he says the government must take while it awaits a Covid-19 cure
as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority in April. He has alleged in a formal complaint that his demotion from the agency that oversees more than a billion dollars in grants for coronavirus tests, drugs and vaccines was driven by political pressure."Our window of opportunity is closing.
“We need tests that are accurate, rapid, easy to use, low cost, and available to everyone who needs them,” the vaccine expert said in his written testimony. “We need be able to trust the results so that we can trace contacts, isolate and quarantine appropriately while striving to develop a cure.” The administration announced in late April that Bright would move to the National Institutes of Health to work on point-of-care testing. He has accused officials of pushing him out over his hesitation to back hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment and clashes with senior officials including HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec.
to his BARDA role until his complaint is resolved. The office said it found "reasonable grounds to believe" that the administration retaliated against Bright. HHS spokesperson Cailtin Oakley has previously said the agency strongly disagrees with Bright's allegations and characterizations. "Dr. Bright was transferred to NIH to work on diagnostics testing — critical to combatting COVID-19 — where he has been entrusted to spend upwards of $1 billion to advance that effort."
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