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Trump criticized CDC Director Robert Redfield after the expert spoke about the deadline for widespread distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine and the effectiveness of the mask.
The director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Redfield, a member of the White House anti-Covid-19 task force, said at a congressional hearing on Sept. 16 that the United States could have a vaccine. November or December but the offer will be very limited. He estimates that at least until the second or third quarter of 2021, the Covid-19 vaccine will be widely distributed to the American public.
“I think he made a mistake when he said that. It was inaccurate information,” US President Trump later told reporters at a news conference the same day. At least 100 million doses of the vaccine could be distributed by the end of this year, he said.
The president of the United States at a press conference at the White House on September 16. Image: AP
The head of the White House also disagrees with Redfield’s claim that masks can be more effective than vaccines in protecting people from viruses, further claiming that leading medical experts are confusing him. The president of the United States emphasized that masks have advantages and disadvantages, because it will be problematic if people touch them and then touch other surfaces.
Trump said he called Redfield to express his disagreement. “Masks weren’t any more effective than vaccines and I called him about this, those are the two things I discussed with him. I think if you interviewed Redfield he would probably say yes. I don’t understand the question.”
CDC Director Robert Redfield at a hearing in the United States Senate, Washington, on 7/2. Image: Reuters.
Representatives for the CDC did not comment on Trump’s latest statement. This is the latest comment that shows Trump disagreeing with one of his top health officials on the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In early August, Trump also criticized White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci, saying he was “wrong” in explaining why nCoV cases were increasing in the United States to a House committee.
Trump also stated last month that he disagreed with a statement by Redfield that the United States could face the “worst decline” from a public health perspective if it does not follow instructions to limit the spread of VOCs during “flu season. “.
Covid-19 has appeared in 213 countries and territories, after the outbreak in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, caused more than 30 million people infected, more than 944,000 people died. The United States is the world’s largest epidemic region with more than 6.8 million cases and more than 201,000 deaths.
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