The COVID-19 Research Record
Hearings, documents, and coverage — with every claim linked to primary evidence.
Today's lead
Sworn testimony as sole witness before HSGAC, ~3 hours. In his opening statement Fauci announced he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, citing members' public pledges to prosecute him and the release of his diary; he then declined substantially all questions on advice of counsel. His attorney David Schertler was removed from the hearing room at Chairman Paul's direction. Gavel-to-gavel recording and full transcript are hosted in the media library; GPO transcript pending.
Standings
Where the contested points sit — both sides, in their own words
Gain-of-function definitions
EcoHealth/WIV chimeric coronavirus work unequivocally met the 2014 funding-pause definition of gain-of-function of concern (citing Richard Ebright and related papers).
NIH did not fund gain-of-function at WIV under the operative P3CO / ePPP framework; bat viruses studied had not been shown to infect humans at approval time.
COVID-19 origins
Evidence increasingly points to a lab-related incident; alleged cover-up of early lab concerns and U.S. funding links.
Natural origin more likely while favoring continued investigation; NIH collaboration with Chinese scientists was responsible surveillance of bat coronaviruses.
Public-health policy
Fauci ignored contrary science on masks, schools, lockdowns, natural immunity, mandates, and early treatments; one-size-fits-all harm.
Paul misrepresented the science; recommendations followed evolving evidence; children and variants required caution.
On the desk
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Hearings and coverage, with a frame-accurate clip studio
Every answer cites the passages it stands on
The full chronology, event by event
Tiered primary evidence behind every entry
Every entry cites a primary source. Disputed points show both sides. Nothing here adjudicates the science.