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Whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from federal government
Bright "can no longer sit idly by and work for an administration that ignores scientific expertise," his lawyers said.
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Bright "can no longer sit idly by and work for an administration that ignores scientific expertise," his lawyers said.
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Vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright claimed HHS Secretary Alex Azar is warning staff not to help him in his work at the National Institutes of Health, or "there would be hell to pay."
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Dr. Rick Bright says he's trained his entire life to recognize outbreaks and viruses. But when he sounded the alarm about the impending coronavirus pandemic, he says the Trump administration ignored his warnings and eventually pushed him out of his job.
Dr. Rick Bright says he's trained his entire life to recognize outbreaks and viruses. But when he sounded the alarm about the impending coronavirus pandemic, he says the Trump administration ignored his warnings and eventually pushed him out of his job. Norah O’Donnell reports.
Whistleblower Rick Bright tells Norah O'Donnell the government's focus on containing the COVID-19 outbreak early on missed the point that preparedness was even more critical. See the full interview with Bright, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
Whistleblower Rick Bright tells Norah O'Donnell the government's focus on containing the COVID-19 outbreak early on missed the point that preparedness was even more critical. See the full interview with Bright, Sunday on "60 Minutes."
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Richard Bright claims he was ousted from his position after raising concerns about a treatment touted by Trump.
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Rick Bright says he was removed from his position after he warned about deficiencies in the country's response to COVID-19.
Rick Bright says he was removed from his position as head of a key agency created to help defend the country against outbreaks after repeated warnings to his bosses about deficiencies in the country's response to COVID-19. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Bright filed a whistleblower complaint earlier this week saying officials "refused to listen" to coronavirus warnings
Ousted vaccine expert Rick Bright filed a formal whistleblower complaint alleging his warnings were ignored. Weijia Jiang reports.
Bright said he was removed from his position at HHS after he pushed to limit COVID-19 treatments touted by the president.
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