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Update: After publication of this fact check, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responded to Polygraph.info's questions about gain-of-function research. The statement said that while the institute indirectly funded virus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, none of that research involved making viruses more dangerous, and multiple expert reviews determined it did not meet the definition of gain-of-function research. See the full statement below.---On July 22, a senior Chinese health official said he was shocked"" by a recent World Health Organization suggestion that another round of investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic was needed in China.Beijing both rejected the suggestion that another probe be conducted in Wuhan
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