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Bright's ouster shines light on months of HHS turmoil

"Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored "

By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Matthew Hoye, CNN

Updated 2:22 PM ET, Thu April 23, 2020
Director of key vaccine agency says his dismissal was retaliation

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Amid the back-and-forth of allegations, one clear picture has emerged: that of a top government scientist repeatedly clashing with his politically appointed leaders, including his direct superior Dr. Robert Kadlec, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. That feud worsened in recent months as BARDA and Kadlec's division worked on everything from the development of vaccines and therapeutics to the supplies of medical equipment and personal protective equipment for hospital workers.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/politics/rick-bright-health-and-human-services-coronavirus/index.html

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I just read the Whistle blowers complaint. It is truly pathetic and a very good read. HHS will have many people going to jail imho.
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Damn. Yet another one! Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages
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The White House waited until after business hours to announce the nomination of a new inspector general for the department who, if confirmed, would take over for Christi A. Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general who was publicly assailed by the president at a news briefing three weeks ago.
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How Kushner’s Volunteer Force Led a Fumbling Hunt for Medical Supplies
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When Tana Goertz, the former “Apprentice” contestant who now runs Women For Trump, wrote in with a lead for N95 masks, it circulated among top Trump appointees at three federal agencies — including Mr. Trump’s top public health preparedness official, Robert Kadlec. Ms. Goertz did not reply to messages seeking comment.
P - In contrast, Dr. Hendricks’s messages sometimes went unanswered and were passed from person to person, even though he provided the codes and filled out the forms the government required, and sent a picture of the masks to Ms. Baitel to prove that they were real.
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Trump’s cascading coronavirus failures laid out in devastating timeline
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In 2018, he let the pandemic-preparedness office in the National Security Council simply dissolve, and followed up with budget cuts to HHS and CDC this year. That team’s job was to follow a pandemic playbook written after global leaders fumbled their response to Ebola in 2014.
P - Trump was briefed on the playbook’s existence in his first year – had he listened, the government would’ve started getting equipment to doctors two months ago.
P - The initial outbreak of the coronavirus began in Wuhan, China, in December, 2019. By mid-January, 2020, the White House had intelligence reports that warned of a likely pandemic.
P - On January 18th, HHS Secretary Azar spoke with Trump to emphasize the threat of the virus just as US Diplomats were being evacuated from Wuhan.
P - Two days later, the virus was confirmed in both the US and South Korea. That week, South Korean officials immediately drafted medical companies to develop test kits for mass production. The WHO declared a global health emergency. But Trump … did nothing.
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