'Bank of BARDA': Investigation finds HHS raided pandemic preparedness funds for decade before Covid-19
Before 2020, few Americans had ever heard of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, BARDA, or its far-flung mission to stave off future pandemics and bio-threats. Allegedly, that made it a pretty good target for others in HHS who needed to scavenge some extra cash.
Over the last decade, other HHS officials raided BARDA’s coffers and misappropriated millions of dollars that Congress had earmarked to fund vaccine research and prepare for public health emergencies like Covid-19, according to a new report from the US Office of Special Counsel, which investigated a whistleblower report.
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