In a striking sequence of events, the U.S. government defunded EcoHealth Alliance on May 15, 2024, for cited gain-of-function oversight lapses, only to waive gain-of-function oversight requirements for every single federal agency just days earlier.

This timing raises uncomfortable questions: if the White House was aware of the Select Subcommittee’s serious concerns about gain-of-function oversight, why would it push through a rule that effectively waives those very safeguards?

Such a decision prompts scrutiny over the Biden administration’s true intentions and the rationale behind relaxing oversight standards precisely when accountability was being called into question.

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/us-defunded-ecohealth-for-gain-of?