NIH Terminates Fauci-Linked CREID Program as Andersen Eyes Move Abroad
Controversy surrounds COVID-19 origins researcher Kristian Andersen as federal funding ends and relocation plans emerge
The National Institutes of Health has officially terminated its funding of the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID), a project launched under Dr. Anthony Fauci in 2020.
NIH confirmed the cancellation to U.S. Right to Know, stating that CREID is being shut down “in a safe and secure manner” and that remaining funds would not be renewed. A spokesperson added that while pandemic preparedness remains a priority, it “should not come at the expense of the health needs of the American public.”
Emails released through public records requests revealed Fauci and Kristian Andersen of Scripps Research, who received a $1.88 million award from the program, coordinated closely in early 2020, as Andersen drafted the now-controversial Proximal Origin paper, which argued against a lab-based origin of COVID-19. The paper was cited by federal agencies to support natural-origin narratives, but records show Andersen expressed private doubts at the time and appeared to tailor the paper’s conclusions with input from Fauci and NIH officials.
House investigators and the Government Accountability Office are currently reviewing whether Andersen’s communications and funding created a conflict of interest. Andersen has said he did not receive direct NIH funding for the paper, though documents indicate NIH worked with him in shaping its publication and that his lab received CREID funding weeks later.
As pressure mounts, Andersen is reportedly preparing to relocate to Norway. He was elected to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and has recently spoken at the University of Oslo, which has confirmed it is in discussions to bring him on.
Info sourced from ZeroHedge
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