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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]]
 
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|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==
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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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Revision as of 16:52, 31 March 2021

Person.png Robert Redfield  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier, doctor)
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]


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