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Two top officials at the NIH filed whistleblower complaints alleging they were removed as retaliation for defending science.

They are seeking reinstatement, attorney’s fees and damages.

Two former NIH officials alleged in whistleblower complaints filed this week that they were removed from their positions in retaliation for defending research grants and vaccines and resisting efforts to prioritize politics over science.

The complaints were filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel by Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPH, and Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH , who were placed on administrative leave from top positions at the NIH in April .

Two top NIH officials who were removed from their jobs by HHS earlier his year have filed whistleblower complaints that allege the

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