The Biden administration has suspended federal grants to the EcoHealth Alliance, a research group involved in controversial work in China. The group was criticized for its collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and its delay in reporting high-risk studies. The HHS cited multiple federal documents in its decision to suspend funding, including one that contradicted EcoHealth’s claim of a reporting delay. EcoHealth plans to contest the proposed debarment. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the group, with Democrats stopping short of recommending a funding ban in their report. The investigation into EcoHealth by House committees is ongoing.
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HHS suspends federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance
