Fauci Never Going to Admit US Funded Gain-of-Function Research in China: Sen. Paul

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Dec. 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool/Getty Images

Dr. Anthony Fauci is likely never going to acknowledge the National Institutes of Health (NIH) used taxpayer money to fund risky research in China, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Monday.

“Even the NIH admitted this week that basically they did merge viruses, and they became more dangerous,” Paul said. “That’s gain of function. They gained lethality. I don’t think Fauci is ever going to admit it.”