Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Giving the Trump administration its due on the coronvirus response (Dr. Rick Bright edition)


Photo credit:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Quoted in Virus review: Scientist says US failed to prepare, sought quick fix; task force to wind down soon.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/5/2020)

Related reading:
Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint.  (NPR, 5/5/2020)
Rick Bright was a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccine development and a deputy assistant secretary with the Department of Health and Human Services. On April 20, Bright said, he was transferred to a "less impactful position" at the National Institutes of Health after he was reluctant to promote the use of drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

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