Vivek Murthy
US Surgeon General 2015-17 and 2021-25; lead defendant in Murthy v. Missouri over White House social-media pressure
U.S. Surgeon General· United States · in the record since Jun 2024
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Airbnb paid Murthy $800,000 including stock for Covid-19 safety consulting.$800K
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- Lown Institute — Covid-19 conflicts of interest go beyond pharma
Most notably, Murthy was paid $400,000 by Carnival Cruises, $600,000 by Netflix, and $800,000 (including stock shares) from Airbnb, for assisting these companies on Covid-19 safety practices.
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Carnival paid Murthy $400,000 for Covid-19 safety consulting before he returned as Surgeon General.$400K
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- Lown Institute — Covid-19 conflicts of interest go beyond pharma
Most notably, Murthy was paid $400,000 by Carnival Cruises, $600,000 by Netflix, and $800,000 (including stock shares) from Airbnb, for assisting these companies on Covid-19 safety practices.
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Murthy served as the 19th and 21st US Surgeon General, 2015 to 2017 and 2021 to 2025.
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- Wikipedia — Vivek Murthy
who served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States from 2015 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025, under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden
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In Murthy v. Missouri (26 June 2024) the Supreme Court held the plaintiffs lacked standing to seek an injunction against Murthy and other officials, without ruling on the pressure itself.
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- Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U.S. ___ (2024)DocumentSyllabus, p. 2
Held: Neither the individual nor the state plaintiffs have established Article III standing to seek an injunction against any defendant.
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Murthy disclosed $2.6 million in speaking and consulting pay from private companies since January 2020 before his 2021 confirmation.$2.6M
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- Lown Institute — Covid-19 conflicts of interest go beyond pharma
The Washington Post reported that Murthy was paid $2.6 million by various private companies for speaking and consulting since January 2020, which is “the most financial entanglements of any surgeon general pick in recent history,”