A bill from the House Appropriations Committee would ban EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan Institute of Virology from receiving funds from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other sources leading to the State Department.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the United States Agency for International Development funded an EcoHealth Alliance subcontractor's efforts on coronaviruses, according to a report found through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
These legislative actions underscore Governor DeSantis' ongoing commitment to securing medical freedoms in Florida, marking a significant development in the ongoing debates around public health policy and individual rights in the United States.