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In reply to the discussion: White House adviser blames CDC for letting 'the country down' with early testing snags [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,154 posts)15. Trump appointed the CDC head, Redfield, and it was criticised at the time
Dr. Robert Redfield appointed CDC director
March 21, 2018
(CNN)Dr. Robert Redfield has been selected as the next director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
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Not everyone is welcoming Redfield's appointment. The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a statement urging the administration against naming him to the post, claiming a lack of experience in leading a public health agency, a history of scientific misconduct and support for HIV/AIDS policies that are opposed by most public health experts.
"What one wants in a director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a scientist of impeccable scientific integrity. What one would get in Robert Redfield is a sloppy scientist with a long history of scientific misconduct and an extreme religious agenda," Peter Lurie, the center's director and president, said in a statement.
Redfield replaces Dr. Anne Schuchat, who has been serving as interim director since January. The administration's previous pick, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, resigned after reports that she bought tobacco stock after taking her position at the agency, which conflicts with its mission.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/redfield-cdc-director-bn/index.html
March 21, 2018
(CNN)Dr. Robert Redfield has been selected as the next director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
...
Not everyone is welcoming Redfield's appointment. The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a statement urging the administration against naming him to the post, claiming a lack of experience in leading a public health agency, a history of scientific misconduct and support for HIV/AIDS policies that are opposed by most public health experts.
"What one wants in a director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a scientist of impeccable scientific integrity. What one would get in Robert Redfield is a sloppy scientist with a long history of scientific misconduct and an extreme religious agenda," Peter Lurie, the center's director and president, said in a statement.
Redfield replaces Dr. Anne Schuchat, who has been serving as interim director since January. The administration's previous pick, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, resigned after reports that she bought tobacco stock after taking her position at the agency, which conflicts with its mission.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/redfield-cdc-director-bn/index.html
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White House adviser blames CDC for letting 'the country down' with early testing snags [View all]
alp227
May 2020
OP
I didn't even have to read past your subject line to know it was Navarro. EVERYTHING to him is....
George II
May 2020
#2
So that's the new story about Covid-19 and the President's failures to deal with it.
RVN VET71
May 2020
#7
No the CDC had an epidemiologist in Wuhan, China until the summer of 2018 and Trump
Botany
May 2020
#9
Mrs. Johnson's third grade class in Joplin, Missouri, also failed to do early testing.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
May 2020
#12
Trump appointed the CDC head, Redfield, and it was criticised at the time
muriel_volestrangler
May 2020
#15
Like all govenrmental agencies under Drumpf, they have been taken over by cronies and the career
Evolve Dammit
May 2020
#20
BULLSHIT! Low quality attempt at shade, we know who knew and did squadoosh for at least 6 weeks?
Brainfodder
May 2020
#25
He's also blaming people with pre-existing conditions for our huge death numbers
Bengus81
May 2020
#26