Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, announced the release of a series of documents and communications that she claimed provide new details regarding the funding of coronavirus-related research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The information was released through a video shared on her social media during her last day at the helm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In her statements, Gabbard maintained that the documents show that funds from U.S. taxpayers were allocated to scientific projects developed in collaboration with the Chinese laboratory when Anthony Fauci led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).<\/p>n”\n\n“n
According to the former official, part of those resources had funded research known as \u201cgain-of-function,\u201d a type of study that analyzes how certain viruses can acquire new characteristics to facilitate their understanding and preparation for potential outbreaks.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
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Gabbard stated that some specialists and political sectors consider that this type of investigation could be linked to the hypothesis of an accidental leak from the Wuhan laboratory, a theory that has been the subject of international debate since the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
However, to date there is no definitive scientific consensus on the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Various investigations and international organizations have evaluated both the possibility of natural transmission from animals to humans and the hypothesis of a laboratory incident, without either having been conclusively confirmed.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The publication of these documents comes amid a renewed debate in the United States over the management of the pandemic, the oversight of high-risk biological research, and transparency surrounding the origins of COVID-19, an issue that continues to generate political and scientific interest worldwide.<\/p>n”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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