Posted on 04/23/2020 2:33:18 PM PDT by bitt
A report Wednesday from the New York Times about a top vaccine expert at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who claims he was fired for opposing hydroxychloroquine has quickly fallen apart.
Rick Bright, former director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority [BARDA], said he was dismissed from his position because he opposed hydroxychloroquine. This is the anti-malarial drug that has been touted by President Donald Trump as a possible coronavirus treatment.
NYT reporters Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman pushed Bright’s “scorching statement” following his dismissal, but heavily downplayed other key reports that contradict the former director’s claims.
Bright requested that the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] “issue an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for emergency use of oral formulations of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate for the treatment of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)” in March, according to a press release from the FDA on March 28.
Bright’s request calls into question the claim that he was removed due to “his internal opposition to pursuing investments in malaria drugs as potential treatments for Covid-19,” as Politico pointed out Wednesday. The NYT piece only notes Bright’s request in the form of two quotes, failing to expand on it, although it seems to negate Bright’s claims.
“While I am prepared to look at all options and to think ‘outside the box’ for effective treatments, I rightly resisted efforts to provide an unproven drug on demand to the American public,” Bright said according to the NYT. “I insisted that these drugs be provided only to hospitalized patients with confirmed Covid-19 while under the supervision of a physician.”
An HHS statement, included in the NYT and Politico’s report, alludes to Bright’s request as well. The NYT still did not highlight the FDA’s March press
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I think was asked about the guy yesterday, Wed., and he said he didn’t know exactly what he would be doing, something about research.
President Trump when asked about this guy today said he didn’t know him or anything about him.
I was talking about a question that someone asked Fauci yesterday at the very end of the press conference. Someone asked him what Bright would be doing at the NIH and Fauci didn’t really know, but something about research.
LOL, 'sarcasm' is right. Like Fauci would even acknowledge Bright (who I've heard isn't even a Medical Doctor).
Fauci WAS at Wednesday's briefing, though. I don't think he said anything about Bright, nor was he asked about him by the WH presstitutes. Am I right?
He wants to be the next Eric Ciaramella...he forgets that name has all but disappeared...like he never existed...tools will be tools, it’s what they do.
I think Wed was the day President Trump said, “I never heard of the guy.” Since Bright was transferred to NIH and since Fauci heads NIH, I expected Fauci to get up and say something, but he didn’t. The guy is a snake.
I totally agree. Fauci is a snake! I don’t trust him AT ALL.
Attitude is always a big factor in a firing. Problem with bureaucrats is that they have a lot of it.
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