“Debunked.” “Dangerous.” “Unhelpful.” These were some of the terms heaped on the theory that COVID-19 might have spilled from a lab in China, accidentally or not. Suggesting the virus may have been linked to a Chinese lab would swiftly earn one the label of “conspiracy theorist.” That was the case for at least 18 months…
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Fauci Defends Funding Group That’s Collaborated With Wuhan Facility at Center of Lab Leak Theory
Anthony Fauci, the head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), defended his agency’s decision of awarding millions of dollars to an organization that has funded risky virus research in Wuhan. The New York-based nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, received roughly $3 million in grants from the NIAID in late September, the largest annual amount…
Fauci Defends Funding of EcoHealth, Dismisses Lab Leak Theory
Anthony Fauci, the head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), defended his agency’s decision of awarding millions of dollars to an organization that has funded risky virus research in Wuhan. The New York-based nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, received roughly $3 million in grants from the NIAID in late September, the largest annual amount…
NIH Continues Pouring Millions Into Organization That Funded Wuhan Lab
Millions of federal dollars have continued flowing into EcoHealth Alliance, government records show. The New York-based nonprofit has drawn heavy scrutiny for its role in funneling public money to a key laboratory in China for bat coronavirus research that many believe may have caused the pandemic. On Sept. 21, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
NIH Continues to Pour Millions Into Organization That Funded Wuhan Lab
Millions of federal dollars have continued flowing into EcoHealth Alliance, the New York-based nonprofit under heavy scrutiny for its role in funneling public money to a key laboratory in China for bat coronavirus research that many believe may have caused the pandemic. On Sept. 21, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued three grants to…
NIH Approves Millions in New Grants to Organization That Funded Wuhan Lab
Millions of federal dollars have continued flowing into EcoHealth Alliance, the New York-based nonprofit under heavy scrutiny for its role in funneling public money to a key laboratory in China for bat coronavirus research that many believe may have caused the pandemic. On Sept. 21, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued three grants to…
US University Admits It May Have Broken Law in Contract With Wuhan Lab
A top U.S. biosecurity lab is assuming responsibility for signing “poorly drafted” agreements with three high-level biosecurity labs in China that they concede may have broken the law. The three contracts, including one with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), gave the Chinese labs powers to destroy “secret files” from any stage of their collaboration….
Wuhan Lab Was Genetically Manipulating Deadly Nipah Virus, Expert Testifies at Senate Hearing
A forensic analysis shows that the Wuhan Insitute of Virology (WIV) was genetically manipulating the Nipah virus, a highly lethal pathogen, in violation of the biological weapons convention, according to an expert who testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Aug. 3. The finding was another piece of evidence showing that the controversial Wuhan lab…
FBI Launched Inquiry Into NIH Funding of Wuhan Lab, Emails Show
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an inquiry into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding of bat research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, newly released emails show. The interest from the top U.S. intelligence agency adds to the international scrutiny on the Wuhan facility, which houses one of China’s highest-level biosecurity labs…
Top US Scientist Tried to Help Wuhan Lab Counter Virus Leak Concerns While Pushing For More Collaboration with China
As the pandemic engulfed the world in 2020, a top U.S. scientist that had for years worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) actively tried to help Chinese researchers at the lab counter concerns that the virus might have originated from the facility, newly released emails show. These efforts include alerting Chinese scientists of…
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