The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally debarred Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, a company which coordinated with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s aides to receive funding for gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, according to documents the House Oversight Committee released Friday.
HHS debarred and cut funding to both Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based nonprofit which researches pandemics. EcoHealth also terminated Daszak’s employment, according to a series of letters the House Oversight Committee made public.
The action taken by the agency is the culmination of an eight-month investigation which started in May 2024 when HHS suspended Daszak and proposed his debarment, HHS wrote in a letter to EcoHealth’s lawyer.
“The suspension and proposed debarment actions were based on information that Dr. Daszak lacks the present responsibility…
