Former COVID-19 Czar Jay Varma On Indefinite Leave From SIGA Technologies

Former COVID-19 Czar Jay Varma On Indefinite Leave From SIGA Technologies

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Last week SIGA Technologies announced that “Jay K Varma began an indefinite leave of absence from his positions as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer…and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.” The statement did not say whether the company asked Varma to go on leave or if he decided to do so.  

During 2020 and 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, several officials in major democracies asked the public to obey strict masking, social distance, and other safety procedures while they privately ignored these very rules. Such officials included then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and California governor Gavin Newsom. 

Last week, news outlets in the United States reported about similar double-standards followed by Varma. He was the medical official in charge of New York City’s response to the pandemic. Varma was caught on a hidden camera boasting about having drug-fueled sex parties during the pandemic, according to The New York Post.

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