Federal health officials expand punishment of EcoHealth over Wuhan virus lab

The Biden administration has delivered another blow to the firm that sent taxpayer money to the Wuhan virus lab, announcing it has suspended EcoHealth Alliance’s president from being able to work on government-funded projects.

Dr. Peter Daszak also faces a more permanent debarment from federal funds, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

HHS said he “lacks the present responsibility” to get government money.

“I find that the information in the record constitutes adequate evidence to demonstrate that the immediate suspension of Dr. Peter Daszak is necessary to protect the public interest provided his role as the President of EHA,” an HHS official wrote in the debarment memo.

The move comes a week after HHS suspended and began debarment procedures against EcoHealth itself.