Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines testing and restoration for COVID- has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak Related Articles Video shows healthcare provider with measles treating kids RFK Jr later praised him as an extraordinary healer Maryland senator is returning to US after pushing for Abrego Garcia s release and meeting with him Appeals court rejects Trump s urgency request to stay lower court order in Venezuelans lawsuit Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for prevention at a time of escalating threats Marijuana legalization hits roadblocks after years of expansion The covid gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words lab and leak under a White House heading It mentions that Wuhan China where the coronavirus first began spreading is home to a research lab with a history of conducting virus research with inadequate biosafety levels The web page also accuses Dr Anthony Fauci the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of pushing a preferred narrative that COVID- originated in nature The origins of COVID have never been proven Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal as several other viruses have or came from a laboratory accident A U S intelligence analysis distributed in noted there is insufficient evidence to prove either theory It s common for executive websites to get a makeover from one administration to the next but the latest overhaul has been more extensive than usual Constituents healthcare facts was scrubbed particularly any information involving transgender people The Pentagon also removed photos that were maintained to celebrate diversity equity and inclusion The covid gov site used to include information on how to order free COVID tests and described how to stay up to date with your COVID- vaccine saying it s the best way you can protect you and your loved ones It advised people how to get healing right away if they get sick and added links to learn more information about long COVID About Americans have died from COVID per week on average over the past four weeks according to the U S Centers for Ailment Control and Prevention As of April less than a quarter of adults in the U S have gotten an updated COVID vaccine Millions worldwide have had long COVID with dozens of widely varying effects including fatigue and brain fog The Associated Press Soundness and Science Department receives help from the Howard Hughes Medicinal Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content
