Sen. Rand Paul alleges NIH's recklessness endangered Americans by mishandling pathogens
Public Health,Pandemic,Politics,Republican Party,Africa,Monkeypox,NIH
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New documents released by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., reveal that two National Institutes of Health scientists were charged with conspiring to smuggle monkeypox virus samples into the United States after returning from the Congo. The documents released by Congress revealed a decade of warnings and workarounds in the handling of dangerous pathogens.
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