Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2020
Doctor says he was removed from federal post after opposing funding for unproven drugs
22 April 2020 - The former head of the federal office that will be at the forefront of developing a cure for COVID-19 said he was forced out after he prioritised science instead of promoting unproven treatments.
Rick Bright told The New York Times he was removed as the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) because he limited the broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, two drugs that President Trump repeatedly pushed as potential cures without evidence.
Bright was moved to a narrower job at the National Institutes of Health.
