Sen. Paul says Fauci deserves prison for COVID-19 mishandling: ‘There was no science’
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Sen. Rand Paul, one of Dr. Anthony Fauci's harshest critics, took aim at the former presidential medical adviser in an interview with Fox News Digital over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
"Every step of the way, Fauci has publicly protested and said ‘we never funded any gain function research in Wuhan,’ but if you look at his private emails, it tells a different story," Paul said.
Gain-of-function research involves manipulating the genes of microorganisms to give them new functions or characteristics. In the context of COVID-19, gain-of-function research found that the virus could have originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, and involved experiments that enhanced its transmissibility, or pathogenicity.