Trump's former Covid vaccine chief Moncef Slaoui leaves another company after sexual harassment claim

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Trump's ex-Covid vaccine chief Moncef Slaoui leaves another company after sexual harassment claim

, is stepping down as chief scientific officer at Centessa Pharmaceuticals following reports of sexual harassment allegations at another company earlier this week.of Galvani Bioelectronics, a joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Verily, after a woman sent a letter saying he sexually harassed her several years ago that the company said were "substantiated." Slaoui, 61, had spent 30 years at GSK, overseeing vaccine development at that pharmaceutical giant.

His dismissal came a month after GSK received a letter "containing allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct towards an employee of GSK by Dr. Slaoui," GSK said in a statement Wednesday. "The Centessa management team and board of directors were troubled to learn of yesterday's news regarding Dr. Slaoui," Centessa Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr. Saurabh Saha said in a statement Thursday.

"Centessa is absolutely committed to fostering a culture of respect that is free from harassment and discrimination of any kind and are steadfastly committed to maintaining a work environment that is reflective of our strong values as a company," Saha said.its drug development programs, which focus on areas including hemophilia, cancer and kidney disease, Reuters reported. He had been a partner at Medicxi, the investment firm that founded Centessa, since 2017.

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Was this sexual harassment? Or did he violate a company policy via a mutual relationship with an employee of the company? I don't know the answer, but I am not sure a mutual relationship should ever be defined as 'Sexual Harassment'. Was there a crime? Or just a co. policy?

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Hit job right after he said the COVID roll out plan was Trumps idea

At least he leaves, Cuomo won't leave.

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