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The Trump administration has made a major announcement! Great news for all humanity!
--- Kennedy announced
Reporter : Wang Duruo / Editor: Fang Xun / https://www.aboluowang.com/2026/0804/2416637.html / Image : U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced the termination of federal funding for gain-of-function research, strengthened oversight and accountability, and reiterated the risks associated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
On 3 August 2026, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated clearly on Fox News' "Fox & Friends Weekend" program that gain-of-function research has never brought any benefits. The U.S. will completely terminate related federal funding, strengthen oversight, and hold those responsible accountable. In the interview, Kennedy explained that gain-of-function research refers to the artificial modification of pathogens (such as coronaviruses) to make them spread faster or be more deadly. He pointed out that the motivation for such research is either to weaponize pathogens or to claim to develop vaccines against future mutations, but the latter is "pure nonsense."
He emphasized, "Nothing good comes from gain-of-function research." He further stated that the U.S. has established a system to completely end such research domestically and believes it can drive a global end to it. The United States will no longer support foreign science conducting or supporting such experiments; any scientists conducting these experiments will be punished, potentially facing a permanent ban from receiving any funding; universities supporting such research will also be held accountable.
He added, "We've already had too many bad things happen." This statement aligns with recent HHS policy.
On 28 July 2026, HHS and the U.S. State Department jointly released the "U.S. Government Policy to Stop High-Risk Life Sciences Research," explicitly prohibiting federal funding for dangerous gain-function research, restricting related funding to countries lacking appropriate safety standards, and establishing an accountability framework.
In broader public statements, Kennedy repeatedly linked gain-function research to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Wuhan Institute of Virology. He pointed out that former NIH official Anthony Fauci funded related technology development at the University of North Carolina and transferred these technologies to researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; he also claimed that related experiments had biological weapons characteristics, and that the U.S. had previously transferred some research to Wuhan laboratories.
Kennedy emphasized that the new policy aims to ensure that such experiments "never happen again" to prevent similar risks.
The policy is described as a key step in fulfilling the "America First" commitment, prioritizing public and national safety while encouraging international partners to jointly end dangerous experiments and adopt stricter biosafety standards.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services R. Kennedy stated unequivocally in an interview with Fox News: "Gain-of-function research on viruses has never provided any benefit. It is precisely because of these dangerous experiments that we have decided to completely terminate federal funding, while strengthening oversight and holding those responsible accountable."
He emphasized that such research, which artificially modifies pathogens (e.g., making coronaviruses more transmissible or deadly), inherently carries extremely high risks. Whether in the U.S. or in universities and laboratories around the world, if it gets out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable. It must be stopped completely now. Any scientists conducting these experiments will be punished; they may be permanently banned from receiving any form of funding, and the universities supporting this research will also be held accountable! Commentary: The CCP systematically produced the virus and deliberately released it to harm all of humanity. What responsibility should they bear?
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