Federal agency says removing vaccine chief may be retaliation, according to his lawyers

The investigative office reviewing the whistleblower complaint of former federal vaccine chief Dr. Richard Bright says he may have been removed as retaliation and recommends he be reinstated during the investigation, his lawyers say

Lydia Fulton, LPN, administers the MMR vaccine to a child at Children's Primary Care Clinic in Minneapolis, on April 28, 2017. Courtney Perry/Washington Post/Getty Images

The CDC reported a “notable decrease” in the number of vaccines ordered through a federal program that immunizes half of all kids in the US. “The decline began the week after the national emergency declaration; similar declines in orders for other vaccines were also observed,” the CDC’s Dr. Jeanne Santoli and colleagues reported.

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