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.

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.