House Republicans blasted the National Institutes of Health Tuesday and accused the federal agency of misleading Congress and the public on research into monkeypox viruses.
In an interim report from the GOP-led Energy and Commerce Committee, Republican members accused the NIH, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of misrepresenting monkeypox experiments that would have boosted the viruses’ deadliness.
“In order to start rebuilding trust in our government health agency guidance, agencies like the NIH must be honest and transparent with Congress and the American people,” committee leadership said in a statement. “This report demonstrates a disturbing lack of judgment and accountability from HHS, the NIH, and particularly, NIAID. It is unacceptable and demonstrates the clear need for reform.”
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