Results for: House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Lawmakers allege that EcoHealth Alliance, a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to pandemic prevention, used taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China. EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak is expected to publicly testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to address these allegations. The hearing is expected to focus on discrepancies in Daszak’s previous closed-door testimony and EcoHealth’s relationship with the WIV. The research in question involved studying bat coronaviruses and their potential transmission to humans. Both the U.S. Energy Department and the FBI have suggested the possibility of a lab leak as the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former chief medical advisor to President Biden, Anthony Fauci, is scheduled to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3. This marks his first appearance before a congressional panel since leaving his government position at the end of 2022. The hearing was announced by Subcommittee Chair Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio).

Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify publicly for the first time since his retirement on June 3, 2024, in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. The subcommittee sent a letter to Fauci memorializing the agreement for his testimony, which will include two days of transcribed interviews and a public hearing. Fauci’s upcoming testimony will follow the revelation that EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak may have lied to Congress about his company’s work on gain-of-function research and their involvement with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before a congressional panel for the first time since leaving government work in 2022. Lawmakers had interviewed Fauci in closed sessions in January, focusing on gain-of-function research, alleged federal records violations, conflicts of interest, and confusion around pandemic guidance. Fauci’s testimony raised serious questions about systemic failures in the public health system, including the arbitrary nature of the ‘6 feet apart’ social distancing guideline. A transcript of the January interviews will be released before the June hearing.