HHS Bars EcoHealth, Peter Daszak From Receiving Federal Funds for 5 Years

A congressional investigation found that EcoHealth Alliance and Daszak facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, without proper oversight.

Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, testifies before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington on May 1, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally banned pandemic research nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance and its former president, Peter Daszak, from receiving federal funding for five years.

The House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic revealed the decision on Jan. 17, providing a letter from HHS to EcoHealth Alliance—along with a separate letter to Daszak.