Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was a [[bioweapon]] manufactured in the WIV laboratory. As the nation's top health advisor, 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]]. Fauci's initial reaction was to cover up the fact that he had funded the research that produced the virus,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> and the fact that the research had not been approved by the oversight board. Fauci arranged a teleconference with 11 virologists who were recipients of grant money from Fauci outside of government, who then in turn issued papers and statements denying that the virus originated in a laboratory.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> | Fauci was informed on February 1, 2020 that the covid virus was a [[bioweapon]] manufactured in the WIV laboratory. As the nation's top health advisor, 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]]. Fauci's initial reaction was to cover up the fact that he had funded the research that produced the virus,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/fauci-email-dump-illustrates-a-dismissive-physician-who-rose-to-fame-to-cover-his-own-scandal/</ref> and the fact that the research had not been approved by the oversight board. Fauci arranged a teleconference with 11 virologists who were recipients of grant money from Fauci outside of government, who then in turn issued papers and statements denying that the virus originated in a laboratory.<ref> https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/14/dr-faucis-emails-tell-the-story-of-panic-lies-and-a-possible-cover-up/</ref> |