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Whistleblower complaint set to lift lid on Trump pressure to push untried drug
Dr Rick Bright says he was removed as head of office working on a Covid-19 vaccine for refusing to boost hydroxychloroquine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/trump-whistleblower-coronavirus-drug-complaint-rick-bright-hydroxychloroquine-pressure?
Donald Trumps musing over whether cleaning peoples lungs with disinfectant might treat the coronavirus caused a furore but it may be the US presidents pushing of anti-malarial drugs that does far more lasting damage to his administration.
There is building anticipation over the content of an upcoming whistleblower complaint by Dr Rick Bright, who last week was abruptly removed as the head of the federal government office working on a vaccine for Covid-19.
It is understood that Bright is still working on the details of the complaint before lodging it with the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general.
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It is expected that Brights complaint, when revealed, will shed new light on the political pressure exerted by the Trump administration on health officials to back up the presidents sweeping praise of the drugs as a key weapon against Covid-19.
According to reporting by outlets including Vanity Fair, administration officials pushed for the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, despite the FDAs warnings, while also formulating a narrative where Bright was shifted from his role after mistreating his staff. His lawyers reject this characterization.
The battle between Trump and an obscure official who was in charge of a little-known office is set to touch upon broader themes that have repeatedly cropped up during this presidency, specifically the treatment of scientific advice and the use of the federal government to promote the personal views of the president over experts.
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mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)how trump and his buddy (the head of the VA) used veterans as lab rats resulting in an increased mortality rate.
crickets
(25,981 posts)crickets
(25,981 posts)Yes! About time.