ESHOO: Would you describe the government’s response as a success or a failure?
BRIGHT: I believe we could’ve done better.
Whistleblower scientist then lists off criticisms, including that he says HHS didn’t do enough to obtain viral samples and failures with the stockpile.
BRIGHT: I believe we could’ve done better.
Whistleblower scientist then lists off criticisms, including that he says HHS didn’t do enough to obtain viral samples and failures with the stockpile.
In effective Q&A, @repbenraylujan zeroes in on a damning part of Bright’s complaint — the political pressure to rush malaria drugs favored by Trump, despite little evidence.
Re: unproven malaria drugs
LUJAN: Did the president’s obsession with this issue distract you from your mission of saving lives?
BRIGHT: The [federal directive to provide the drugs] was extremely distracting to dozens of federal scientists … who had to set aside all other work.
LUJAN: Did the president’s obsession with this issue distract you from your mission of saving lives?
BRIGHT: The [federal directive to provide the drugs] was extremely distracting to dozens of federal scientists … who had to set aside all other work.
