Doctor Rick Bright, who up until recently was the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), is saying that he was demoted from his position because he opposed the Trump administration’s approach to funding potential coronavirus treatments, CNN reported on Wednesday. Bright was removed from his position as the Director of BARDA on Tuesday.
CNN reported that he was not fired, but he was reassigned to a position with a smaller scope. On Wednesday, Bright released a statement claiming that his reassignment was a direct result of his opposition to funding chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for coronavirus. President Donald Trump has frequently touted chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as effective treatments for coronavirus, but new studies have proven the drugs ineffective.
Bright said that he was vocal about letting science, not politics, guide how the federal funding for research into coronavirus treatments should be used.
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