A U.S. district judge has allowed the CIA to proceed with firing its top physician, who had previously sought a restraining order against the agency, Politico reported.

Last week, the CIA dismissed Dr. Terry Adirim, who had served in a top medical role in the Department of Defense and was known in conservative circles as being the “architect” of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military service members.

In 2024, Adirim was recruited by the CIA to serve as director of the agency’s Center for Global Health Services. Her hiring evoked the ire of Ivan Raiklin, a former Green Beret and conservative activist who had accused Adirim of “genocide and mass mutilation” during an appearance on Roseanne Barr’s podcast.

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