In June 2021 it was revealed that Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] approved a grant for [[gain of function]] research to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV). The grant was not approved by a mandatory oversight board.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref> Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was manufactured in the WIV laboratory. Fauci did not inform the president of the United States, nor anyone in the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] or the [[Center for Disease Control]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> Fauci instead huddled with a group of virologists who receive grant money from Fauci and work outside government, who then on turn wrote papers and issued public statements saying the virus did not originate in a lab.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> Despite the public's loss of confidence in Fauci at precisely the moment the [[Delta variant]] of the coronavirus became a concern,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/how-americans-opinion-dr-anthony-fauci-has-changed-over-past-year-1596690</ref> Biden never asked for Fauci's resignation. | In June 2021 it was revealed that Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] approved a grant for [[gain of function]] research to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV). The grant was not approved by a mandatory oversight board.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref> Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was manufactured in the WIV laboratory. Fauci did not inform the president of the United States, nor anyone in the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] or the [[Center for Disease Control]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> Fauci instead huddled with a group of virologists who receive grant money from Fauci and work outside government, who then on turn wrote papers and issued public statements saying the virus did not originate in a lab.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> Despite the public's loss of confidence in Fauci at precisely the moment the [[Delta variant]] of the coronavirus became a concern,<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/how-americans-opinion-dr-anthony-fauci-has-changed-over-past-year-1596690</ref> Biden never asked for Fauci's resignation. |