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The Fauci diary tells the story of institutional cover-up

By Peter Navarro

A Jersey cow feeds in a field in Iowa, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

New pandemic on horizon? ‘Just a matter of time’ before bird flu engulfs U.S., ex-CDC director warns

By Staff - The Washington Times

Dr. Robert Redfield, left, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confers with Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., before the start of a hearing by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Former CDC director says COVID-19 ‘more likely’ came from Chinese lab leak

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fauci COVID-19 Virus Doctor Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Is Dr. Fauci the ‘Father of the Pandemic?’

By Peter Navarro

FILE-This Monday, March 23, 2020 file photo shows Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted walking out of a coronavirus news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Husted is continuing to face criticism for a recent tweet where he referred to COVID-19 as the &quot;Wuhan virus,&quot; as advocates warn the phrase is leading to an uptick of violence against Asian Americans. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Asian neighbors pen letter of fear to Ohio’s lieutenant gov

By FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, talks about the origin of COVID-19 with CNN, March 26, 2021. (Image: CNN video screenshot)

Robert Redfield, ex-CDC director, says COVID-19 likely came from lab: ‘I’m allowed to have opinions’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Dr. Robert Redfield, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, speaks during a round table discussion at Catalent Biologics, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

Robert Redfield, ex-CDC chief, joins Hogan administration

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Dr. Robert Redfield, the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Annapolis, Md., after Gov. Larry Hogan, standing left, announced he would be a senior adviser for public health and advise Maryland officials on the state's COVID-19 vaccine campaign and response to variants. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Hogan names former CDC director Redfield as adviser

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC virus reports

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield holds a face mask as he speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Probe: CDC official says she was ordered to delete email

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina shields his eyes from a television light to look at a reporter asking a question during a news conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill. Clyburn and other Democrats blamed rhetoric about defunding local police departments for the party’s surprise loss of seats in the House. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Charlotte Kent, CDC official, says she was ordered to delete coronavirus emails

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Robert Redfield, CDC director: School ‘one of the safest places’ kids can be

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 image from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website shows part of page for Nina Witkofsky, new acting chief of staff of the agency. Witkofsky was installed initially as a senior advisor to Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director. In a few weeks, she would take over as the agency’s acting chief of staff and gradually become the person at CDC headquarters who has the most daily interactions with him, the CDC officials said. (CDC via AP)

White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info

By JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

By JASON DEAREN and GARANCE BURKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield appears at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a &quot;Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

200,000 dead as Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politics

By JASON DEAREN - Associated Press

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies at a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/New York Times, Pool via AP)

Robert Redfield, CDC chief, is confusing the heck out of everybody on face masks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield holds up his mask as he speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a "Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts" on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

CDC chief Robert Redfield: Masks could be more powerful than coronavirus vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 30, 2020 photo, Kai Hu, a research associate transfers medium to cells, in the laboratory at Imperial College in London. Imperial College is working on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, key federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination campaign to begin gradually early next year or later in 2020, eventually ramping up to reach any American who wants a shot. The Pentagon is involved with the distribution of vaccines, but civilian health workers will be the ones giving shots. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon

By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

FILE — In this Aug. 24, 2020 file photo, a student, wearing a face mask and shield, returns to the Melpark Primary School in Johannesburg after several months of lockdown. Ordinarily, South Africa sees widespread influenza during the winter months, but this year almost none have been found — something unprecedented. School closures, limited public gatherings and calls to wear masks and wash hands have “knocked down the flu,” said Dr. Cheryl Cohen, head of the institute's respiratory program. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)

COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

There are signs in the Midwest that there could be a "third wave" of the pandemic. Experts said it's not surprising to see the virus popping up in new places because the Trump administration is relying on individual states to control the spread. (Associated Press)

Officials fear Midwest poised to become next coronavirus hot spot

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times