Robert Redfield

CDC Chief: Schools Must Safely Reopen This Fall for Public Health Reasons

Robert Redfield of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) testified on Friday that this fall, the United States must reopen schools that were shut down to stem the coronavirus spread because failing to do so would be detrimental and even deadly for the development and health of students K thru 12.

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CDC Director Redfield: Trump, Pence Should Wear Masks to Set Example

Tuesday, during a live-streamed interview with Dr. Howard Bauchner, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence should wear masks to set an example for the public.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield speaks as National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, Vice President Mike Pence, and U.S. President Donald Trump listen during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White …

CDC Employees: Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

Around nine percent of the 11,000 employees who work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed a letter to agency Director Robert Redfield charging that black employees face “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” on the job.

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