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ichelkazatchkine.com 54 AM @niaid.nih.gov> d Central Asia leaked from a lab. Any respectable virologist would know that this is total nonsense since the virus clearly could have jumped species as a less efficient spreader and causer of serious disease and had been circulating in the human population beneath the radar screen gathering efficiency in transmission and pathogenesis until it was finally recognized in the middle of December of 2019 when many people were getting seriously ill. This is the way viruses evolve from nature. In fact, we are still seeing that to this day in what we are currently experiencing in that variants are developing greater capability of spreading and gaining even greater pathogenesis. Another example of Bob Redfield being dead wrong. I am surprised and disappointed that he is out there spouting such nonsense. I guess that he wants to feel relevant now that he is no longer CDC Director. ● Email of support fro Michel Kazatchkine: From: Michel Kazatchkine <contact@michelkazatchkine.com> Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 9:54 AM To: "Lane, Cliff (NIH/NIAID) [E]" <clane@niaid.nih.gov> Subject: Tony Dear Cliff, Hope you are well. As many these days, I am looking forward very much to America being back in global / multilateral health! As many many people around the world, I feel deeply sorry and frustrated about the attacks on Tony. I know that his box is full. That is why I allowed myself to use your mail to convey him a message of friendship and support. Warm greetings Professor Michel Kazatchkine Special Advisor to the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Senior Fellow, Global Health Center, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva