The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has suspended all funding and “officially debarred EcoHealth Alliance Inc. and its former president, Dr. Peter Daszak, after discovering evidence that they facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan.” “deprived”. China violated the law with National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants without proper oversight.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced Friday that evidence has been gathered in an eight-month investigation by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. news release.
a letter HHS confirmed that EcoHealth terminated the doctor's employment on January 6, stating that a five-year “dazzak suspension period” was necessary to protect the federal government's business interests.
Interim May 2024 report A report from the Coronavirus Subcommittee revealed “significant organizational weaknesses” within the NIH and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) that led to Daszak's “dangerous” relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). ” comes with millions of dollars in federal grants that “made it possible” to fund gain-of-function research.
Then-subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) accused the British doctor of “blatant disrespect for the American people” and called it “reprehensible.”
EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak is not a good steward of U.S. taxpayer funds and should never receive funds from U.S. taxpayers again. Dr. Daszak and his organization conducted dangerous gain-of-function research at WIV, knowingly violating the terms of a multi-million dollar NIH grant and endangering the national security of the United States. This blatant disrespect for the American people is reprehensible. Establishing higher standards of oversight at the NIH is essential. Today's detailed and comprehensive report from the Select Subcommittee holds Dr. Daszak and the EcoHealth Alliance accountable and exposes serious deficiencies in our public health system.
In addition to disqualification, the interim report also recommended a criminal investigation into Mr. Daszak.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) celebrated the defunding and disqualification of EcoHealth and Daszak in a statement Friday.
“Today, justice was served for the American people. The villainous EcoHealth Alliance and its corrupt former president, Dr. Peter Daszak, were accused of using taxpayer funds to promote dangerous gain-of-function research in China. , has been formally disbarred by HHS,” the Kentucky Republican said in a committee press release. “Today's decision is not only a victory for American taxpayers, but also for the national security of the United States and the safety of citizens around the world.”
“Given that laboratory-related incidents involving gain-of-function research are the most likely source of COVID-19, EcoHealth and its former president should never again receive a penny from U.S. taxpayers. No,” Comer added.
EcoHealth Alliance Term disarm is scheduled to end on May 14, 2029, and Daszak's is scheduled to end in six days, FOX News reported.
The media noted that the medical research company has received nearly $100 million from the U.S. government over the past 15 years.
