Caputo apologizes to HHS staff, signals desire for medical leave - could be a blow to vaccine promotion

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Caputo apologizes to HHS staff, signals desire for medical leave
Adam Cancryn, Dan Diamond and Sarah Owermohle

Politico • September 15, 2020

The health department's top spokesperson Michael Caputo called an emergency staff meeting on Tuesday to apologize for drawing negative attention to the Trump administration's health care strategy and signaled that he might be soon departing his role, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.
The departure of Caputo, who has closely controlled the health agencies' dissemination of information about coronavirus, would be a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to promote a possible vaccine, if one is approved in the fall...