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Ousted Scientist Warns Government Response Risks American Lives

Ousted Scientist Warns Government Response Risks American Lives

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Ousted Scientist Warns Government Response Risks American Lives

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Career government scientist Rick Bright testified that he was pushed out as the head of a government medical research agency after pushing back against higher-ups over an under-researched coronavirus treatment touted by the president. Bright says raised alarms about critical supply shortages early on in the pandemic. This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, science correspondent Allison Aubrey. Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station
Released:
May 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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