BREAKING: Federal watchdog recommends reinstating ousted vaccine expert Rick Bright during investigation
A federal watchdog is recommending that ousted vaccine expert Rick Bright be temporarily reinstated while it investigates whether the Trump administration retaliated against his whistleblower complaints when it removed him from an agency overseeing coronavirus treatments.
The Office of the Special Counsel is recommending that Bright be temporarily reinstated for 45 days as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a multibillion dollar agency overseeing millions in funding for coronavirus treatments, vaccines and tests.
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