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Just wish we knew more things, about date of birth, place of birth, when he joined and left the Army exactly (I admit, the current years are approximate, but based on information already known), etc. Oh well. In due time, I suppose. — Javert2113 (talk) 00:14, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Having read the following article, I believe this biography of Dr. Redfield is extremely misleading. He is a very controversial figure with some extremist right-wing views that would be of interest to even a casual reader: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2018/05/trumps-new-cdc-director-aids-is-gods-judgment-against-gays/?fbclid=IwAR1aTh1kyVEXSODsdNSFPTX6Y4QzEvx2JdRMa3jPYPuuz6WCvS2TTPDBooI. MaBelleSouth (talk) 08:09, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Covid-19 response under his leadership

This will likely be the defining story of his cdc role. A few references that help:

https://web.archive.org/web/20200327201944/https://www.propublica.org/article/internal-emails-show-how-chaos-at-the-cdc-slowed-the-early-response-to-coronavirus

A key moment was when he was forced to agree to free testing. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325025038/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/watch-katie-porter-grill-cdc-director-coronavirus-966572/

Sidelined by wh: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/19/cdc-top-us-public-health-agency-is-sidelined-during-coronavirus-pandemic/l

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/26/trump-cdc-chief-harsh-scrutiny-117792 Fitzhugh (talk) 21:55, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]