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Episode 207: Time To Recall the mRNA Vaccines: Former CDC Director Tells What Went Wrong

December 11, 2025

This week on VSRF Live, we welcome Dr. Robert R. Redfield, M.D., former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force from 2018–2021, for one of the most consequential conversations we’ve hosted to date.

A career virologist, physician, and longtime HIV researcher, Dr. Redfield spent decades at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before co-founding the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland. His lifetime of work in infectious disease, combined with his firsthand experience inside the federal pandemic response, gives him a uniquely authoritative perspective on how U.S. public health decisions are made.

In recent months, Dr. Redfield has stepped forward with increasingly urgent concerns about mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. He now publicly supports a full recall of the mRNA products, citing safety signals that emerged early and were never adequately addressed. His willingness to challenge the very system he once led marks a profound shift in the national conversation about vaccine safety, transparency, and accountability.

On VSRF Live, we will discuss:

  • Why Dr. Redfield believes the mRNA vaccines should be pulled from the market

  • What data and early indicators raised red flags inside federal agencies

  • How scientific debate—and suppression—shaped the pandemic response

  • His concerns about biosafety and gain-of-function research

  • What reforms are urgently needed to restore public trust in health institutions

  • What he sees as the most important lessons moving forward

Dr. Redfield’s vantage point, both inside and outside the public-health establishment, offers rare insight into what happened, what went wrong, and what must change.

Join us live this Thursday for a timely and important conversation.

⏰ Time: 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT
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