Director of key federal vaccine agency says his departure was retaliation

The novel coronavirus appears to be causing sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise terribly ill, doctors say

Dr. Rick Bright had led BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, since 2016 until Tuesday, when was reassigned to a narrower position. He also announced he will file a whistleblower complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general.

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Bright's move in a statement to CNN Tuesday and said he will now lead a new government project: a public-private partnership on vaccine development and treatment. "On April 17, the National Institutes of Health announced a new public-private partnership -- the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines partnership -- to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options.

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