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Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic has been fired from his private-sector job. Hidden-camera video showed him talking about participating in a sex party and other private gatherings when the city was urging people to practice social distancing. SIGA Technologies said in a federal filing Monday that it had terminated Jay Varma from his position as executive vice president and chief medical officer. In a hidden camera video released last week, Varma talked about attending parties even as he and other city officials urged New Yorkers to wear masks and avoid large groups.

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