The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday issued a notice barring the Wuhan Institute of Virology from federal funding for 10 years due to conducting experiments with high potential for dangerous public health consequences.
"[T]he [National Institutes of Health] determined that the WIV may have conducted an experiment yielding a level of viral activity which was greater than permitted under the terms of the grant ... which possibly did lead or could lead to health issues or other unacceptable outcomes," the agency said in a letter sent on Wednesday to WIV Director General Yanyi Wang.Researchers at the WIV received U.S.
In connection with the incident, the NIH requested documentation regarding potential risks of"viral activity in violation of the grant" in November 2021 and January 2022 but received no response. "The Wuhan Institute of Virology should not receive another cent of U.S. taxpayer funding," said House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup , whose committee has pressed both the NIH and HHS regarding funding of the WIV.
The letter debarring the WIV's funding until July 2033 does not make mention of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. HHS did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment regarding the department's decision in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic or the congressional investigation into the WIV and EcoHealth Alliance.
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