Dr. Fauci to the Senate: NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology
At a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on May 11, 2021, questioned by Senator Rand Paul, Dr. Fauci said: “The NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
The sentence is quoted in full. Whether the EcoHealth-funded work in Wuhan met the government's own narrow definition is the question the October letter answers in its own words.