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Despite a lack of clear evidence, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a CNN documentary clip released Friday that he believes the novel coronavirus began transmitting in fall 2019 and that the virus may have originated in a lab in China. https://t.co/r4CpbrNsBl pic.twitter.com/GZl1BbM5ZO
— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) March 26, 2021
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Reading further – “Fauci — the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who worked with Redfield but remains in his post — said Redfield was expressing an opinion that isn’t widely shared.” I prefer opinions from professionals.
— Conor McWade 🇮🇱 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇮🇪 (@Conor1960) March 27, 2021
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A top US virologist, Dr. Robert Redfield, who headed the CDC until recently and had access to classified information, tells CNN:
— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) March 27, 2021
1. The Covid virus most likely escaped from a lab. It escaped as early as Sept. 2019.
2. The virus' transmission efficiency indicates its lab origin. pic.twitter.com/5HWcgUjcf1
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NEW: Former CDC Director Robert Redfield says he believes the coronavirus originated in and "escaped" from a Wuhan lab https://t.co/s5xijWAdVE
— Axios (@axios) March 26, 2021
Redfield said he believes the coronavirus was spreading as early as September or October of 2019. https://t.co/s5xijWiD46
— Axios (@axios) March 26, 2021
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Redfield said he thinks the virus originated inside a lab in China and “escaped” — not necessarily intentionally. (This all airs in a new Sanjay doc this Sunday night on CNN, which should be really interesting.)
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 26, 2021
This may or may not be true. We know a virus can acquire tons of mutations very quickly in immunocompromised individuals. https://t.co/nTXI0vyUo6
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 26, 2021
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