An ousted federal vaccine scientist testifies before the House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday. Dr. Rick Bright warns of the “darkest winter in modern history” without a more coordinated U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to his written testimony. Bright filed a whistleblower complaint after he was removed last month as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

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Dr. Rick Bright, who led the federal agency charged with helping find a vaccine for COVID-19, was removed from his post this week. Bright says he was ousted because he questioned the use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by President Donald Trump, as a coronavirus treatment. Former Obama White House official Andy Slavitt says Bright’s reassignment is “like the Patriots pulling Tom Brady in the 4th quarter, with the team down by six, facing elimination… This is a guy you want on the field right now.” Aired on 4/22/2020.
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