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US Funding of Wuhan Institute of Virology Research

The United States provided federal grant money to organizations and projects that partnered with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, including research on bat coronaviruses, and whether this funding contributed to the development of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Jan 14, 2026

Was the US funding the Wuhan laboratory that developed COVID-19?

The United States did provide federal grant money that flowed to organizations and projects that partnered with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), including subgrants routed through U.S. nonprofit...