Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2020
Coronavirus vaccine: Donald Trump contradicts CDC director Robert Redfield
17 September 2020 - Donald Trump has issued an extraordinary public rebuke to his own government’s top health official, labelling him “confused”.
Donald Trump has insisted a coronavirus vaccine will be available to America’s general public “very soon”, contradicting the head of his own government’s health agency.
Dr Robert Redfield is director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the agency responsible for overseeing America’s virus response.
Dr Redfield testified before the US Senate today. A few hours later, Mr Trump held a media briefing at the White House, where he disputed Dr Redfield’s answers and suggested he had been “confused” during his testimony.
