WIKIMEDIA, DANIEL MAYERUpdate (March 21): Redfield was selected to lead the CDC today. He is expected to be sworn in and start as director in just a few days, according to The Washington Post.
Update (March 20): Past allegations of research misconduct by Redfield are resurfacing, Kaiser Health News reports. In 1994, the Army acknowledged accuracy issues with Redfield's HIV vaccine research, but did not reprimand him for misconduct. A whistleblower, who pointed out the issues back then, is now speaking publicly about them and raising concerns about the Trump administration's vetting process.
Robert Redfield, a leading AIDS researcher who works at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has emerged as the top choice for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He would replace Brenda Fitzgerald who resigned in late January after it was discovered she bought tobacco, pharmaceutical, and health insurance company stock shares early in her tenure as director. President Donald Trump’s ...
