Judge Allows CIA To Fire Official Who Played Role In Biden’s Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A federal district judge is allowing the CIA to fire the agency’s director of the Center for Global Health Services Dr. Terry Adirim.

Adirim filed a lawsuit against the CIA on May 2 after she was fired by the agency and accused of denying her due process and also caving to criticism over her role in mandating COVID-19 vaccines for military service members. Despite Adirim’s attempt to block her removal, U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled that the former director’s case lacked sufficient evidence to prevent her termination, according to Politico.

In 2021, Adirim served as acting assistant secretary of health affairs and played a role in the Department of Defense’s rollout of mandatory COVID-19 vaccines.

“We’re honest and up-front in acknowledging the department is confronting many of the same challenges that the rest of America is in maximizing vaccine acceptance. We’re using every tool possible to increase vaccination, and we’ll continue to do so from the secretary to the most junior leader,” Adirim said during a 2021 press conference.

The former director was reportedly removed from the CIA on April 4, with reports of her termination beginning to circulate on April 8 after being reposted online by former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency employee Ivan Raiklin,