Breaking News! Former CDC Director Robert Redfield Calls for Elimination of mRNA COVID Vaccines! By Brian Simpson and Chris Knight (Florida)

Dr. Robert Redfield served as CDC Director from 2018 to 2021 under the Trump administration. In a December 9, 2025, episode of EpochTV's American Thought Leaders (teased in an Epoch Times article published December 7), Redfield explicitly states he'd like to see mRNA COVID-19 vaccines "eliminated" from the market due to "too many unknowns." This marks a sharp evolution from his earlier role in Operation Warp Speed, where he helped accelerate vaccine development.Redfield isn't some fringe voice, but his stance now aligns with critics who've long questioned mRNA tech, fuelling accusations of him "going rogue" or validating "anti-vax" narratives. Let's unpack the facts, context, and why this is exploding online.

What Redfield Actually Said

In the interview, Redfield — now a practicing physician treating post-COVID patients — explains his shift based on hands-on experience with alleged vaccine injuries. Key quotes:

On elimination: "I really would like to see the mRNA vaccine use curtailed, and personally, I'd like to see it eliminated, because I think there's too many unknowns."

On mechanism: "When I give you an mRNA vaccine, what I do is I turn your body into a spike-protein production factory. And spike protein is a very immunotoxic protein."

Broader concerns: He highlights issues like the spike protein's pro-inflammatory effects, lack of long-term biodistribution data (e.g., how long it lingers in the body), and observed injuries in his clinic that he attributes to shots rather than "Long COVID." Redfield stresses this isn't anti-vaccine rhetoric — he's pro-vaccines overall and praises Warp Speed for saving lives — but argues mRNA platforms (Pfizer/Moderna) need pausing for more study, favouring alternatives like Novavax's protein-based shot.

This isn't his first critique: In 2024 Senate testimony, he called mandates "one of the greatest mistakes" since shots don't fully prevent infection and trigger strong inflammation. By August 2025, he told Newsmax the spike protein remains a "significant immunotoxic" risk with no easy "detox."

The McCullough Foundation's recent peer-reviewed paper (published January 2025 in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law) by Nicolas Hulscher (the post's author), Mark T. Bowden, and Peter A. McCullough, titled "Review: Calls for Market Removal of COVID-19 Vaccines Intensify as Risks Far Outweigh Theoretical Benefits," documents:

Petition scale: Over 81,000 physicians/scientists/citizens, 240+ elected officials, 17 public health groups, and two state GOP parties demanding withdrawal.

Evidence cited: Excess deaths (up to 17 million globally per 12+ studies/VAERS), negative efficacy (7 studies showing increased infection risk post-shot), DNA contamination (11 reports exceeding limits by 65,500%), and FDA recall thresholds exceeded by 375,340% based on VAERS deaths (37,544 reported). (Note: VAERS is a passive system, so these are unverified reports, not proven causation, but VAERS under-reports by a factor of 20-100.)

Redfield's comments slot right into this, as Hulscher highlights in his Substack post amplifying the interview. It's the first time a former CDC director has gone this far publicly, per the paper's framing, escalating from figures like McCullough to a Warp Speed insider.

Online Buzz: Semantic and Keyword Search Highlights

This story is viral on X, with 20+ recent posts (mostly latest mode, post-December 1) echoing the Epoch Times clip. Top themes:

Amplifiers: Accounts like @P_McCulloughMD (3.7K likes), @EpochTimes (495 likes on teaser), @NicHulscher (1.3K likes), and @DowdEdward (872 likes) frame it as vindication for sceptics.

Reactions: Users mock "pharma trolls" calling Redfield a "conspiracy theorist" (@mattstaton: "hey pharma troglodyte trolls... name calling is all you have"), while others tie it to mandates' fallout (@EpochHealth: 910 likes). Semantic search pulls similar: Posts decry "cancellation" of vaccine sceptics and link to French studies on injuries.

Scale: 15+ semantic matches since Dec 1, with views in the tens of thousands,fuelled by shares from anti-mandate circles.

Nuance from Redfield: He still credits mRNA for saving lives early on and isn't blanket anti-vax — just anti-current mRNA use without more data.

Redfield's call spotlights a parallel: rushed rollouts (Warp Speed's speed vs. unknowns) breeding distrust. If a CDC ex-boss is saying "pull it," it validates fears of overreach — much like migration's infrastructure strain. But unlike immigration stats (verifiable ABS/OECD data), vaccine debates hinge on causality: VAERS signals vs. controlled trials.

Bottom line: Redfield's not "anti-vax" — he's pro-caution, and his insider status makes this seismic. As some people are still getting the shots, the issue remains of public importance.

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