Judge Allows CIA to Fire Doctor Who Helped Enforce Military COVID-19 Mandate

The CIA maintained that Adirim was not terminated over politics but because of ’multiple complaints’ from CIA staff about her conduct in the workplace.

Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant defense secretary for Health Affairs, gives an update on COVID-19 at the Pentagon on June 30, 2021. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/DOD

A federal judge has denied an emergency bid by Dr. Terry Adirim to halt her dismissal from the CIA, rejecting her claims that political activists orchestrated her firing in retaliation for her role in enforcing the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

In a ruling issued on May 9, U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff found that Adirim had failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of her claim that the CIA violated her constitutional rights. The decision clears the way for the agency to proceed with terminating Adirim’s employment under a contract provision allowing dismissal with 30 days’ notice.