I was cut out of Covid origin debate, former head of US CDC claims
By Nomia Iqbal at the hearing & Sam CabralThe former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said he was "sidelined" over his views on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The market is near the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a world-leading virus laboratory that conducted research into coronaviruses. He claimed he was "sidelined" at the beginning of the pandemic and excluded from meetings as his views were not in line with other major scientists like Dr Fauci, the de-facto face of the US pandemic response.
During his testimony, Dr Redfield also spoke of his opposition to so-called gain of function research, in which viruses are manipulated to become more infectious in lab environments.The House panel, which consists of nine Republicans and seven Democrats, has said it aims to stay above the fray of partisan politics.On the panel is Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who used Wednesday's hearing to air her concerns about decisions made by federal agencies during the pandemic.
The spectre of Donald Trump also hung over the proceedings, with Democrat Jamie Raskin suggesting the former president had been sycophantic and fawning in his approach to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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