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In 2014, the NIH awarded EcoHealth Alliance and its president Peter Daszak an grant for "understanding the risk of bat coronavirus emergence." The WIV received a subaward of that grant.

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Notably, the WIV "had openly participated in gain-of-function research in partnership with U.S. universities and institutions" for years under the leadership of Dr. Shi 'Batwoman' Zhengli, according to the Washington Post's Josh Rogin.

EcoHealth also funneled funds from the US Agency for International Development to the WIV.

Earlier this year, HHS’s Office of Inspector General conducted an audit that determined that the NIH and EcoHealth Alliance didn’t effectively monitor awards and subawards, limiting their ability to understand the nature of research conducted and identify problem areas.

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The lab won’t be able to conduct any business with US as an agent or representative of others, and its affiliation with any organization that does business with the federal government will also be carefully examined. -Bloomberg

That said, the Wuhan lab can contest the suspension and proposed disbarment - a relatively rare event. The decision to defund the lab was done independently of the US intelligence community, Bloomberg further reports.

In June, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report which identified several safety and security issues at the WIV that could have contributed to a lab leak.

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Hmmm, who was president during this time?