NIAID funded high-risk H5N1 influenza research while Anthony Fauci was director of the agency.
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What happened
NIAID funded high-risk H5N1 influenza research while Anthony Fauci was director of the agency.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
US research institute for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases
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Anthony Fauci
American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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