The USDA is reportedly involved in a $1 million collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a partnership that has raised concerns due to the nature of the research being conducted. This collaboration aims to make bird flu viruses more contagious to mammals, a type of gain-of-function research. This research is similar to studies previously conducted on bats, which are believed to have contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns have been raised by various parties, including a group of 17 U.S. lawmakers led by Representative Langworthy, who have questioned the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars for such experiments, especially given the involvement of a Wuhan animal lab linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
NEW - USDA and Chinese CCP lab are creating lethal bird flu viruses as part of $1m collaboration – funded by US taxpayers: report https://t.co/aRbF5UEyka
🚨BREAKING: U.S funds are being sent to a Chinese army lab to make bird flu viruses more dangerous to humans The project, part of a $1 million collaboration between the USDA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is overseen by the institution managing the Wuhan lab linked to the… https://t.co/LUIL75Fo1z
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I recently led a letter, signed by 17 of my colleagues, to the USDA demanding answers on their $1 million collaboration on dangerous bird flu gain-of-function experiments with a Wuhan animal lab tied to the Chinese Communist Party. It’s simple: our taxpayer dollars should never… https://t.co/4nCO6FSDMx
The USDA has a $1M collaboration with the CCP-run Chinese Academy of Sciences to make bird flu viruses more contagious to mammals. Recall that this is the exact kind of research they were doing on bats that led to the creation and leak of COVID19 in all likelihood. Not only is… https://t.co/3oQt91hJfk