Anthony Fauci said Republicans have distorted emails between scientists as they discussed whether a lab leak of the coronavirus was possible.
By Dan Diamond, The Washington PostDr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pushes back on accusations from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, of mishandling the coronavirus response, during a hearing by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 3, 2024.
“We spend our whole life trying to determine the causes of infectious diseases, and stop them to protect the American people,” Fauci said, adding that he did not pressure colleagues to reach a conclusion about the origins of the virus and disputing other Republican charges. The panel has not found evidence that Fauci led a coverup or that the virus leaked from a laboratory. Most U.S. intelligence entities probing the pandemic favor the theory that the virus emerged naturally, via animal-to-human transmission.Republicans on Monday pushed on the relationship between Fauci and EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that received funding from Fauci’s agency to conduct risky virus research in Wuhan, China.
Republicans have “wasted significant time and taxpayer money” pursuing conspiracies about the pandemic, said Rep. Kathy Castor , the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight panel. She called on lawmakers to pivot to other efforts, such as stalled legislation to reauthorize funding for public health preparedness programs. “It’s not too late for Republicans to join us,” Castor said.
Some prominent scientists have accused Congress’s covid panel of feeding conspiracies and intimidating virologists, saying that Republicans are damaging a workforce that will be needed when the next pandemic inevitably arrives.
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