Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-27 13:20:07 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF466972862EFFEFF4EBB376394D5B2C21A125DF0258A4CD5F946FE0C3A65395
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Original Note:
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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