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Former CDC Director Robert Redfield told CNN on Friday that he believes the coronavirus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and that it was spreading as early as September or October of 2019 — though he stressed that it was his "opinion."Why it matters: It's a stunning assertion, offered with little evidence, by the man who led the U.S. government's public health agency from the time the virus was first detected in Wuhan through the entirety of the Trump administration's response.The big picture: The debate over the origins of the coronavirus has been ongoing since the start of the pandemic, causing rising tensions between the U.S. and China — especially during the presidency of Donald Trump, who the Chinese government of "unleashing" a "plague" on the world.What they're saying: "I'm of the point of view that I&nbsp;still think the most likely&nbsp;etiology of this pathology in&nbsp;Wuhan was from a laboratory.&nbsp;Escaped.&nbsp;Other people don't believe that.&nbsp;That's fine.&nbsp;Science will eventually figure&nbsp;it out," Redfield told CNN's Sanjay Gupta.Between the lines: Lab accidents in the U.S. are not especially rare, as USA Today's Alison Young noted in a recent arguing why the Wuhan lab theory cannot be ruled out. The CDC itself experienced a in a lab where it was making COVID-19 test kits early in the pandemic.What to watch: The WHO team is expected to soon publish a 300-page final report on its investigation, after scrapping plans for an interim report amid mounting tensions between the U.S. and China.President Joe Biden came to his first press conference eager to talk about COVID-19, but was instead repeatedly asked about other growing crises.The big picture: Biden opened with a prepared statement pledging to provide 200 million vaccines in his first 100 days, doubling his previous goals.Health: WHO chief says from China — . Vaccines: , poll finds — .States: .Business: Amazon .World: Chinese officials — Germany could be country's worst yet — Canada .Various organizations including the World Health Organization are saying early data indicate there may be a significant increase in diseases like tuberculosis in the years ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Why it matters: 12 years of progress for worldwide programs to halt TB have been lost over the past 12 months of the pandemic — endangering the goal of eliminating the disease , some experts say.Sign up for Mike Allen’s daily Axios AM and PM newsletters to get smarter, faster on the news that matters.

Former CDC Director Robert Redfield told CNN on Friday that he believes the coronavirus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and that it was spreading as early as September or October of 2019 — though he stressed that it was his "opinion."Why it matters: It's a stunning assertion, offered with little evidence, by the man who led the U.S. government's public health agency from the time the virus was first detected in Wuhan through the entirety of the Trump administration's response.The big picture: The debate over the origins of the coronavirus has been ongoing since the start of...

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