Financing Gain of Function Research

For John, BLUF:  This is a topic that has been going back and forth for quite some time now.  I am hoping this this will be bring us to a conclusion.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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NIH Corrects Claims by Collins, Fauci that U.S. Had Not Funded Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan

From The Tennessee Star, by Reporter Cooper Moran, 21 October 2021.

Here is the lede plus two:

The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday sent a letter to Representative James Comer (R-KY-01), correcting claims that the U.S. had not funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

The assertions, made by NIH Director Francis Collins and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, detail that EcoHealth Alliance violated certain terms and conditions of the grant.

“EcoHealth failed to report this finding right away, as was required by the terms of the grant.  EcoHealth is being notified that they have five days from today to submit to NIH any and all unpublished data from the experiments and work conducted under this award,” the letter stated.

This seemed a while in coming, but it is the kind of revelation that says the basic institutional Federal Government is accountable, at least to some degree.  That is good for Democracy.

The NIH, in its letter did say that the COVID-19 virus is not connected to the EcoHealth studies.

Regards  —  Cliff