Fauci’s NIH Concealed Plot to Mutate a Deadlier Monkeypox Virus
A new report has accused Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former department, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of deceiving Congress regarding its plans to create a highly transmissible and lethal strain of monkeypox (Mpox) with pandemic potential.
The report, released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee after a year-and-a-half-long investigation, alleges that NIAID, along with the NIH and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), submitted plans to create this “Frankenstein” virus in 2015 when Dr. Fauci was still at the helm, the Daily Mail reports.
According to the report, the agencies involved repeatedly lied to lawmakers, asserting that the research had never been approved, despite evidence to the contrary. The plans to create a deadlier and highly contagious pathogen were given the green light, raising major concerns among experts when NIAID scientist Dr. Bernard Moss publicly discussed the risky experiments in late 2022.
The committee’s report labeled the actions of the HHS, NIAID, and NIH as “unacceptable and potentially criminal,” emphasizing that the agencies repeatedly “obstructed and misled the committee” about the approval and conduct of the risky experiments.
Investigators stressed that NIAID cannot be trusted to oversee its own research on pathogens responsibly, as it has demonstrated an inability to determine whether experiments on potential pandemic pathogens pose unacceptable biosafety risks or serious public health threats.
Monkeypox, a virus closely related to smallpox, caused a global outbreak in 2022, infecting tens of thousands of people worldwide. There are two types of monkeypox viruses: Clade I, which causes severe illness with a fatality rate of up to 11 percent, and Clade II, the type responsible for the 2022 global outbreak, which is more transmissible but less severe, with a nearly 100 percent survival rate.
In October 2022, Dr. Moss revealed that a team of scientists intended to insert genes from the more dangerous Clade I Mpox into Clade II, creating a hybrid strain that could have been both more lethal and more contagious. This type of research, classified as gain-of-function (GOF), is thought to be behind the creation of Covid-19 and has been a topic of intense debate and scrutiny.
The proposed hybrid Mpox virus was estimated to have a fatality rate of up to 15 percent and a reproductive rate of 2.4, meaning one infected person could spread the virus to more than two others, giving the strain pandemic potential.
The report comes on the heels of recent testimony from Dr. Fauci regarding the origins of Covid-19, with some government agencies suspecting that risky gain-of-function research funded by the U.S., including NIAID, may have taken place in China.
Dr. Fauci has maintained that his agency was not involved in GOF experiments in China, but the lack of transparency surrounding Mpox research calls into question the reliability of statements made by the HHS, NIH, and NIAID.
Despite the approval of the Mpox research in 2015, it remains unclear whether the experiments were ever carried out. The report states that “HHS has repeatedly refused to produce any documents that corroborate this claim,” and the committee is now seeking additional evidence to confirm that the risky experiments were never conducted.
The report, released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee after a year-and-a-half-long investigation, alleges that NIAID, along with the NIH and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), submitted plans to create this “Frankenstein” virus in 2015 when Dr. Fauci was still at the helm, the Daily Mail reports.
According to the report, the agencies involved repeatedly lied to lawmakers, asserting that the research had never been approved, despite evidence to the contrary. The plans to create a deadlier and highly contagious pathogen were given the green light, raising major concerns among experts when NIAID scientist Dr. Bernard Moss publicly discussed the risky experiments in late 2022.
The committee’s report labeled the actions of the HHS, NIAID, and NIH as “unacceptable and potentially criminal,” emphasizing that the agencies repeatedly “obstructed and misled the committee” about the approval and conduct of the risky experiments.
Investigators stressed that NIAID cannot be trusted to oversee its own research on pathogens responsibly, as it has demonstrated an inability to determine whether experiments on potential pandemic pathogens pose unacceptable biosafety risks or serious public health threats.
Monkeypox, a virus closely related to smallpox, caused a global outbreak in 2022, infecting tens of thousands of people worldwide. There are two types of monkeypox viruses: Clade I, which causes severe illness with a fatality rate of up to 11 percent, and Clade II, the type responsible for the 2022 global outbreak, which is more transmissible but less severe, with a nearly 100 percent survival rate.
In October 2022, Dr. Moss revealed that a team of scientists intended to insert genes from the more dangerous Clade I Mpox into Clade II, creating a hybrid strain that could have been both more lethal and more contagious. This type of research, classified as gain-of-function (GOF), is thought to be behind the creation of Covid-19 and has been a topic of intense debate and scrutiny.
The proposed hybrid Mpox virus was estimated to have a fatality rate of up to 15 percent and a reproductive rate of 2.4, meaning one infected person could spread the virus to more than two others, giving the strain pandemic potential.
The report comes on the heels of recent testimony from Dr. Fauci regarding the origins of Covid-19, with some government agencies suspecting that risky gain-of-function research funded by the U.S., including NIAID, may have taken place in China.
Dr. Fauci has maintained that his agency was not involved in GOF experiments in China, but the lack of transparency surrounding Mpox research calls into question the reliability of statements made by the HHS, NIH, and NIAID.
Despite the approval of the Mpox research in 2015, it remains unclear whether the experiments were ever carried out. The report states that “HHS has repeatedly refused to produce any documents that corroborate this claim,” and the committee is now seeking additional evidence to confirm that the risky experiments were never conducted.
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