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On 26 March 2021 in an interview with [[CNN]], Redfield stated that he believed that [[COVID-19]] arose after the accidental leak of a genetically engineered virus from the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] in September or October of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=The C.D.C.’s ex-director offers no evidence in favoring speculation that the coronavirus originated in a lab.|first1=James|last1=Gorman|first2=Julian E. |last2=Barnes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/science/redfield-coronavirus-wuhan-lab.html |access-date=March 27, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
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On 26 March 2021 in an interview with [[CNN]], Redfield stated that he believed that [[COVID-19]] arose after the accidental leak of a genetically engineered virus from the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] in September or October of 2019.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/science/redfield-coronavirus-wuhan-lab.html</ref> He reportedly received death threats from other scientists after expressing this opinion.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/former-cdc-chief-i-didnt-expect-death-threads-fellow-scientists-over-lab-leak-theory</ref>
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 5 June 2021

Person.png Robert Redfield  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier, doctor, researcher)
Robert Redfield.jpg
Born10 July 1951
NationalityUS
Alma materGeorgetown University
Member ofWhite House/Coronavirus Task Force
Interests • HIV
• COVID-19/Origins
CDC director at the time of the emergence of COVID-19. Publicly stated in 2021 that he believed it was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology

Employment.png CDC/Director

In office
26 March 2018 - 20 January 2021
Appointed byDonald Trump
Succeeded byRochelle Walensky
At the time of the COVID-19 event.

Robert J. Redfield Jr is a former US military doctor and HIV researcher.

Activities

On 13 March 2013, Redfield - on the third time of asking - committed the US government to providing a free Covid test for each US citizen.[1]

Opinions

On 26 March 2021 in an interview with CNN, Redfield stated that he believed that COVID-19 arose after the accidental leak of a genetically engineered virus from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in September or October of 2019.[2] He reportedly received death threats from other scientists after expressing this opinion.[3]

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