Fauci defends ‘modest’ collaboration with Wuhan scientists, says NIH didn’t fund ‘gain of function’ research

Fauci defends ‘modest’ collaboration with Wuhan scientists, says NIH didn’t fund ‘gain of function’ research

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended “modest” collaboration with scientists in Wuhan, China on studying bat coronaviruses while asserting that the agency did not allocate the money to do “gain of function” research.