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Fauci once argued for risky viral experiments — even if they can lead to pandemic

Dr. Anthony Fauci once argued that conducting experiments on contagious viruses to increase their potency was worth the risk, even if the work could accidentally lead to a pandemic, it was revealed Friday.

The nation’s chief medical advisor wrote in the American Society for Microbiology in October 2012 of the public health benefit to gain-of-function viral experiments — which center on manipulating viruses and making them stronger — as long as there is significant oversight.

In the article, first reported by The Australian, Fauci also noted that a pause on such studies should continue until researchers can figure out how to do them more transparently.

Gain-of-function experiments are the sort of work that was being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when the COVID-19 pandemic first started in China in late 2019 and some experts fear a lab accident is what led to the global outbreak that killed 3.4 million.

In the 2012 paper, Fauci acknowledged the risky research could lead to serious lab accidents but the chance is rare and the work is “important” because it helps the scientific community prepare for naturally occurring pandemics.

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2 thoughts on “Fauci once argued for risky viral experiments — even if they can lead to pandemic”

  1. Fauci is making huge profits off the vaccine…. he belongs in prison but of course nothing will happen

  2. You can always tell when they are finished with those they were using.
    Fake faucci, is now getting thrown under the bus
    He was paid for his services and now they are done with him.
    time to go bye bye

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