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+ | |description=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]] | ||
|alma_mater=Georgetown University | |alma_mater=Georgetown University | ||
− | |interests=HIV | + | |interests=HIV, COVID-19/Origins |
|image=Robert Redfield.jpg | |image=Robert Redfield.jpg | ||
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|title=CDC/Director | |title=CDC/Director | ||
|appointer=Donald Trump | |appointer=Donald Trump | ||
− | |start=26 March 2018}} | + | |start=26 March 2018 |
+ | |end=20 January 2021 | ||
+ | |description=At the time of the [[COVID-19]] event.}} | ||
}}'''Robert J. Redfield Jr''' is a former US military doctor and [[HIV]] researcher. | }}'''Robert J. Redfield Jr''' is a former US military doctor and [[HIV]] researcher. | ||
==Activities== | ==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.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/13/coronavirus-testing-katie-porter/</ref> | 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.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/13/coronavirus-testing-katie-porter/</ref> | ||
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+ | ==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.<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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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 31 March 2021
Robert Redfield (soldier, doctor) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | 10 July 1951 | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | US | |||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Georgetown University | |||||||||||||||
Member of | White 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
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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]
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References
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/13/coronavirus-testing-katie-porter/
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