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muriel_volestrangler

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15. Trump appointed the CDC head, Redfield, and it was criticised at the time
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:16 PM
May 2020
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
Sorry but that guy looks like shiny salesman to me. underpants May 2020 #1
Among those accomplishments: a fictional character alp227 May 2020 #14
These people with their books. underpants May 2020 #16
Really??? atreides1 May 2020 #18
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
CDC clearly messed up, but trump admin didn't respond. That's the problem. Hoyt May 2020 #3
+1. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #6
That's exactly where the buck stops. paleotn May 2020 #22
The... Newest Reality May 2020 #4
And what did tRump do about it? Rally and golf. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #5
So that's the new story about Covid-19 and the President's failures to deal with it. RVN VET71 May 2020 #7
The CDC is in which branch of government? n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2020 #8
No the CDC had an epidemiologist in Wuhan, China until the summer of 2018 and Trump Botany May 2020 #9
yes and no. Igel May 2020 #23
It's everyone else's fault, nothing new here. Move along now. TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #10
The Trump administration's decision to forgo a WHO test and create its own ... progree May 2020 #11
Mrs. Johnson's third grade class in Joplin, Missouri, also failed to do early testing. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #12
Gee! I wonder whose administration the CDC is part of. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #13
Trump appointed the CDC head, Redfield, and it was criticised at the time muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #15
"I Don't Take Responsibility." I hope a list is being put together. n/t TheFourthMind May 2020 #17
CDC has a long reputation doing good, but also a long history of screwing up 4139 May 2020 #19
Like all govenrmental agencies under Drumpf, they have been taken over by cronies and the career Evolve Dammit May 2020 #20
Early testing for what? paleotn May 2020 #21
Trump: The buck doesn't stop here. sakabatou May 2020 #24
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
the cdc works for the trump admin samsingh May 2020 #27
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