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2023-06-24 00:56:47 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3E42D7ECD9E1E35C763CE66B7FB39C6B36F90DB562372A1B718AD97D7B669EC9
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Peter Hotez did not receive funding for gain of function research. Peter Hotez NIH grant AI098775 is for a SARS vaccine to be developed in the U.S. NIH grant AI110864 is not gain-of-function research as it does not increase virus virulence or transmissibility in humans https://reporter.nih.gov/search/WNMviEkAEk-ohjdU9a9JTg/publications/project-details/9056977 https://www.mintpressnews.com/lab-leak-gain-function-media-myths-swirling-around-wuhan-institute/278555/
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