• The NIH funded coronavirus research in Wuhan, China
• Wuhan is considered ground-zero for the COVID-19 pandemic
• Dr. Fauci made “untruthful assertions” about this research
• The ethics of this research have been called into question

Recently, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed that NIH grant-funded experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China had the “unexpected result” of creating a coronavirus that was more infectious.

Occurring shortly before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, these experiments consisted of bat coronavirus research, during which a viral contagion in bats was manipulated and made transmissible to human-receptors in mice. 

Gain-of-function research, formerly banned in the U.S., is widely criticized for being unethical.

Within the scientific community, there is mounting concern that these experiments constitute  gain-of-function research, which is defined as research that improves the ability of a pathogen to cause disease. 

Gain-of-function research, formerly banned in the U.S., is widely criticized for being unethical.

Dr. Richard Ebright, a molecular biologist at Rutgers University, commented, “This research matches, indeed, epitomizes the definition of ‘gain-of-function research of concern’[.]”

Dr. Ebright further stated that National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci made “untruthful assertions” in declaring that the NIH did not fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

Senator Rand Paul (KY), Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) and others have urged transparency from Dr. Fauci on whether this research could be related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

For Halcyon’s new campaign, we will be circulating a petition demanding transparency from Dr. Fauci and the NIH about the nature of this coronavirus research and its connection to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

We encourage you to courageously unite with others who demand to know the truth and sign this critical petition.