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HHS Suspends Funding to EcoHealth Alliance Over COVID-19 Research Controversies

The nonprofit faces debarment after allegations of oversight failures and risky research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak is sworn in during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Capitol Hill on May 1, in Washington, DC.
A scientist in a mask holds a test tube with enlarged depictions of COVID-19 across the image

Overview

  • Federal funding to EcoHealth Alliance has been suspended, with potential debarment for up to three years.
  • The decision follows accusations of inadequate monitoring and delayed reporting on virus experiments in Wuhan, China.
  • EcoHealth Alliance denies the allegations and plans to contest the proposed debarment.
  • Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized EcoHealth's transparency and research practices.
  • The suspension impacts EcoHealth's ongoing and future research on emerging infectious diseases.