NEW YORK — Former New York COVID czar Dr. Jay Varma was fired from his current job after confirming reports He attended sex parties and a rave party when the pandemic reached its peak.
Varma was fired from his position as executive vice president and chief medical officer at SIGA Technologies. The news of his dismissal was announced in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Monday.
Last week, Varma admitted to attending the parties after he was caught on hidden camera video talking about them. They took place at a time when Varma was urging New Yorkers to keep their distance from others to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Varma’s admission
Last week, Varma admitted that he had ignored the same COVID-19 guidelines he had insisted New Yorkers follow during the pandemic.
Varma admitted that he and his wife hosted two sex parties with friends at a hotel in August and November 2020 and attended a dance party with around 200 people in June 2021 after he left his job with the city and went to work as a consultant. Varma’s confession came after conservative podcaster Steven Crowder posted a heavily edited video.
In the same video, Varma also boasted about Support in the introduction of mandatory vaccination requirements The prevented Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving from playing basketball after refusing to be vaccinated.
Varma’s apology
Varma said the video was the result of an “attack by an agent of a far-right organization determined to defame public health officials and destroy the public health system in America.”
“In these private conversations, which were secretly recorded, edited, scrambled, and taken out of context, I referenced events that occurred four years ago. I served at City Hall between April 2020 and May 2021. During that time, I attended two private meetings. I take responsibility for not acting in good faith at the time,” Varma said in a statement. “Facing the greatest health crisis in a century, our top priority was saving lives, and every decision was based on the best available science to keep New Yorkers safe. I stand by my efforts to get New Yorkers vaccinated against COVID-19 and oppose dangerous extremist efforts to undermine public confidence in the need for and effectiveness of vaccines.”
