Former CDC Director Testifies Gain of Function Research has Led to Greatest Pandemic in World History

Katie Pavlich: Testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, former Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield was asked about the benefits of dangerous gain-of-function research — the frankensteining of viruses to make them more lethal or infectious to humans.  When asked if he could point to a single pandemic gain-of-function research had prevented, Redfield couldn’t give an example and instead pinned the latest pandemic on the practice (Townhall). 

Select Subcommittee on the Covid Pandemic: Rep. Brad Wenstrup: “Has gain-of-function stopped a pandemic in your opinion?” Dr. Robert Redfield: “No, in the contrary, I think it probably caused the greatest pandemic our world has seen” (Twitter). 

CSPAN: Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield: “Based on my initial analysis of the data, I came to believe and I still believe today that it indicates that COVID-19 more likely was the result of an accidental lab leak than a result of a natural spillover event” (Twitter). 

Ed Morrissey: It was a cover-up from the beginning, and the media colluded in it every step of the way. The only question now is what kind of accountability can be applied, and whether we have stopped playing with GOF entirely at this point (HotAir).