Trump administration formally bans gain-of-function research Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research

Good news! Bravo! What took so long! 

We know since the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 global pandemic what gain of function research can do! I have criticized this gain of function research on my blog since about the outbreak.

That the US federal government funded gain of function research e.g. at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China was a huge political scandal that was swept under the rug by news media and others! Anthony Fauci was guilty as well!

"... This policy stops dangerous gain-of-function research that has the potential to threaten lives, disrupt communities, strain public health systems, and undermine America’s economic and national security if not properly restricted and controlled. ...

The policy change comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year that banned federal funding for gain-of-function research in countries like China, which is believed to be at the heart of the COVID-19 lab leak in Wuhan. ..."

Trump administration formally bans gain-of-function research | Just The News "The State and Health and Human Services departments claim that although biomedical research has produced lifesaving vaccines and medical breakthroughs, it must never come at the expense of public safety or national security."

U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research (original news release)