Millions earmarked for vaccine research was misappropriated, watchdog says By Audrey McNamara
January 28, 2021 / 3:35 PM / CBS News
Millions of dollars intended for vaccine research and public health emergencies were for years misused by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new report from independent watchdog group U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
An anonymous whistleblower sparked an investigation into HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response s, (ASPR) use of funds intended for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Investigators found that the agency in charge of preparedness so routinely misused the other s funds that it was nicknamed the Bank of BARDA by top officials.
Reached for comment, a Twitter rep told
Variety the company’s teams are investigating the incident. Kellyanne Conway could not be reached for comment.
According to screen captures posted by users on social media, Kellyanne Conway’s account (@KellyannePolls) shared an image of her topless teenage daughter using Twitter’s recently launched Fleets feature, which deletes posts after a 24-hour period (similar to Instagram and Snapchat’s stories). The Fleet was removed but not before Twitter users documented it.
On TikTok, Claudia Conway on Monday posted videos confirming that the picture was authentic; those have since been deleted from her TikTok account but Twitter users repostedcopies of the videos. In the videos, a visibly upset Claudia Conway speculated that her mother may have accidentally posted the image. “I’m assuming my mom took a picture of it to use against me one day and then somebody hacked her or something,” she said. “I’m literally at a loss for w