Posted on 05/11/2021 6:22:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said his agency did not provide funds into research on risky “gain of function” research into coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
During a Senate hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked Fauci—who has become one of the public faces of the federal government’s pandemic response—about reports alleging that a U.S. virologist worked at the Wuhan, China, lab that would make pathogens more deadly or more easily transmittable. It comes amid questions about the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus and the theory that it may have leaked from the facility.
“For years, Dr. Ralph Baric, a virologist in the U.S., has been collaborating with Dr. Shi Zhengli from the Wuhan Virology Institute, sharing his discoveries about how to create super viruses. This gain-of-function research has been funded by the NIH … Dr. Fauci, do you still support funding of the NIH lab in Wuhan?” Paul said in a contentious exchange Tuesday.
“Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely, entirely and completely incorrect,” Fauci said in response. “The NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
Fauci then said that the doctor mentioned in reports doesn’t conduct such research—known as function research—as the two continued to argue. Fauci noted that the NIH did provide funding to a project at the Wuhan lab, but it was not for “gain of function” research designed to create super viruses.
According to federal records published online, the NIH—which oversees Fauci’s agency—provided $3.7 million to Ecohealth Alliance, which conducted research of genetic analyses of bat coronaviruses and how they could spread to humans. The Trump administration terminated the Ecohealth grant last year.
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Later, Paul asked if Fauci could “categorically say that the COVID-19 could not have occurred through serial passage in a laboratory?”
“I do not have any accounting of what the Chinese may have done,” Fauci said in response, adding that he is “fully in favor of any further investigation of what went on in China.”
“I don’t favor gain-of-function research in China and you are saying things that are not correct,” Fauci also remarked
Dr. David Martin: The Fauci/COVID 19 Dossier:
https://www.davidmartin.world/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The_Fauci_COVID-19_Dossier.pdf
Dr.Richard Fleming
https://thenewamerican.com/proof-of-us-role-in-chinese-covid-bio-weapon-research/
“We didn’t fund that, but here’s why we funded it...”
Was Fauci under oath?
I Doubt it.
“Fauci noted that the NIH did provide funding to a project at the Wuhan lab, but it was not for “gain of function” research designed to create super viruses.”
Why would NIH fund a communist chinese lab for any purpose?
To Fauci, it seems that “gain of function” depends on what your definition of is, is.
Ad why would they actually trust the ChiComs to use the money for it’s intended purpose and not gain of function research?
You know “progressives” would never hold one of their own accountable for lying to Congress.. (e.g. former CIA Director John Brennan).
This whole thing pisses me off. Communist China has put the world through this and no one is holding them to account even after the commies denied access to the Wuhan lab for an investigation.
Hey, don’t upset the APPLE cart. Don’t stop the flow of those NIKE shoes. This is embarrassing to our nation. $$Greed$$ over national security.
Swalwell, Feingstein, Hunter Biden and who knows how many politicians on either side of the aisle that’s been compromised by the communist Chinese. Hell, we’ll likely never know...the FBI is just too tied up raiding Roger Stone and Gulianni’s pads.
The article by Revolver News seems to verify that the F Gnome was lying his weasel ass off in his testimony with Paul — re his promoting gain of function.
Then I would consider them to be an accomplice.
see post 3
Because it was intended for "gain of function" all along, just apply the "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" maxim to the situation and it will make sense ...
He was and is continuing to lie.
If I were questioning him I would have started like this. “Dr Mengele..err Fauci, what is it that made you to decide to supply our enemies with the ability to manufacture such a bio weapon?”
That’s not exactly what Fauci said. Paul told him he funded Wuhan and that Wuhan and some American working under Fauci combined the bat virus spike protein with SARS and then tested it against human respiratory cells.
Fauci argues that THIS is not gain of function work but he did not deny they did that work.
RE: Fauci argues that THIS is not gain of function work but he did not deny they did that work.
The question posed by a FReeper above still needs to be answered - why would the NIH *FUND* China for *ANY* virology work at all?
Gain of function was done at Chapel Hill. The Chinese participants in the Chapel Hill study were involved with Wuhan Lab. Gain of function at Chapel Hull...it’s logical that further developments would be done at Wuhan Lab.
Exactly
...and old ladies on their walkers in the Capitol on Jan.6 and couples in Homer Alaska who the FBI *knew* stole Nancy's laptop because the woman was a brunette with a dark coat.
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