Final report of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic - Committee on Oversight and Accountability - US House of Representatives
Brad Wenstrup, Subcommittee Chairman
Table of Contents
The Origins of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Including but Not Limited to the Federal Government’s Funding of Gain-of-Function Research
- The Unknown Origins of COVID-19
- The Failures of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.
- The Failures of the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Transparency of the Use of Taxpayer Funds and Relief Programs to Address the Coronavirus Pandemic, Including Any Reports of Waste, Fraud, or Abuse
- The Paycheck Protection Program
- Enhanced Unemployment Insurance
- Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
- Transnational Fraud
- Flaws in Pandemic Oversight
The Implementation or Effectiveness of Any Federal Law or Regulation Applied, Enacted, or Under Consideration to Address the Coronavirus Pandemic and Prepare for Future Pandemics
- Overreliance on the World Health Organization
- The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Prepared to Address a Nationwide Viral Pandemic
- The United States’ Unsecure Supply Chain Risks a Future Failed Pandemic Response
- The Six-Foot Social Distancing Requirement Was Not Supported by Science
- Masks and Mask Mandates Were Ineffective at Controlling the Spread of COVID-19
- Unscientific COVID-19 Lockdowns Caused More Harm Than Good
- Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s March 25 Order Was Medical Malpractice, and the New York Executive Chamber Attempted to Cover it Up
- While Testing for COVID-19 Was Flawed, Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships Resulted in Readily Available and Accurate Tests
- Rapidly Implemented Travel Restrictions Can Save Lives
- Government Perpetrated COVID-19 Misinformation
The Development of Vaccines and Treatments, and the Development and Implementation of Vaccination Policies for Federal Employees and Members of the Armed Forces
- The Success of Operation Warp Speed
- The Decision to Override the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- The Review of Pfizer’s Biologics License Application
- Public Health Officials Disregarded Natural Immunity, Despite Its Proven Effectiveness and Durability
- Vaccine Mandates Were Not Supported by Science and Caused More Harm than Good
- The COVID-19 Vaccine, While Largely Safe and Effective, Had Adverse Events That Must be Thoroughly Investigated
- The U.S. Government’s Insufficient Systems for Compensating COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries
- The Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Associated Government Response on Individuals, Communities, Small Businesses, Health Care Providers, States, and Local Government Entities
- The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on American Business
- The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on American Workers
- The Federal Reserve’s Efforts to Mitigate the Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Societal Impact of Decisions to Close Schools, How the Decisions Were Made and Whether There is Evidence of Widespread Learning Loss or Other Negative Effects as a Result of These Decisions
- COVID-19 Pandemic-Era School Closures
- The American Federation of Teachers’ Influence
- The Harmful Impacts from School Closures
Cooperation By the Executive Branch and Others with Congress, the Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, and Others in Connection with Oversight of the Preparedness for and Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
- The Biden Administration’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Obstructed the Select Subcommittee’s Investigation
- EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. and Dr. Peter Daszak Obstructed the Select Subcommittee’s Investigation and Misled the Public
- Dr. David Morens Likely Destroyed Evidence, Used Personal Email to Hide from Accountability, and Acted Unbecoming of a Federal Employee
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Administration Withheld Key Documents from the Select Subcommittee Based on Claimed Privilege
"Dear Colleague,
... During a time of intense partisanship, the Select Subcommittee had bipartisan consensus across multiple topics...
5) Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo participated in medical malpractice and publicly covered up the total number of nursing home fatalities in New York.
In addition to these notable bipartisan successes, the Select Subcommittee developed extensive findings, some of which include:
1) The U.S. National Institutes of Health funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
2) The Chinese government, agencies within the U.S. Government, and some members of the international scientific community sought to cover-up facts concerning the origins of the pandemic...
3) Operation Warp Speed was a tremendous success and a model to build upon in the future. The vaccines, which are now probably better characterized as therapeutics, undoubtedly saved millions of lives by diminishing likelihood of severe disease and death.
4) Rampant fraud, waste, and abuse plagued the COVID-19 pandemic response.
5) Pandemic-era school closures will have enduring impact on generations of America’s children and these closures were enabled by groups meant to serve those children.
6) The Constitution cannot be suspended in times of crisis and restrictions on freedoms sow distrust in public health.
7) The prescription cannot be worse than the disease, such as strict and overly broad lockdowns that led to predictable anguish and avoidable consequences...
Sincerely,
Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M.
Chairman"
Findings include:
p. 1 - "SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes COVID-19, Likely Emerged Because of a Laboratory or Research Related Accident"
p. 5 - "'The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2' Was 'Prompted' by Dr. Anthony Fauci to 'Disprove' the Lab Leak Theory."
p. 58 - "EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. Facilitated Gain-of-Function Research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology"
p. 140 - "Senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Leadership Fostered an Environment That Promoted Evading the Freedom of Information Act"
p. 182 - "The World Health Organization’s Report Regarding the Origins of COVID-19 Was Incomplete, Misleading, and Parroted Chinese Communist Party Propaganda"
p. 207 - "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Relied on Flawed Studies to Support the Issuance of Mask Mandates"
p. 212 - "Forcibly Masking Young Children, Ages Two and Older, Caused More Harm than Good."
p. 215 - "Enduring COVID-19 Lockdowns Unnecessarily Damaged American’s Mental Health."
p. 216 - "Enduring COVID-19 Lockdowns Disrupted the Development of American Children and Young Adults."
p. 217 - "Enduring COVID-19 Lockdowns Unnecessarily had Severe Consequences for Americans’ Physical Health."
p. 218 - "Despite Lacking Scientific Basis, Vaccine Passports Became a De Facto Lockdown for Unvaccinated Americans."
p. 277 - "Career Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Undermined Trust in Public Health by Overpromising and Underdelivering Early Testing Kits, Including Knowingly Putting Tests with a High Failure Rate on the Market Without Appropriate Disclosures."
p. 290 - "Public Health Officials Incorrectly Characterized the Lab-Leak Theory as a 'Conspiracy Theory.'”
p. 292 - "The Biden Administration Employed Undemocratic and Likely Unconstitutional Methods to Fight What It Deemed to Be Misinformation."
p. 296 - "The Biden Administration and Many Public Health Officials Exaggerated the Power of COVID-19 Vaccines."
p. 300 - "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Other Public Health Officials Falsely Implied that Ivermectin Was Only for Horses and Cows."
p. 312 - "The Biden Administration Sidelined Senior Scientists After They Expressed Concern Regarding the Rapid Pace of Review of Pfizer’s Biologics Approval Application."
p. 331 - "Those Who Recovered From COVID-19 Were Conferred Infection Acquired Immunity."
p. 332 - "Herd Immunity is a Real Concept and Occurrence Supported by Public Health Leaders, Such as Dr. Fauci, and There Was a Coordinated Effort from Public Health Officials to Ignore Natural Immunity and Suppress Dissenting Opinions."
p. 340 - "COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Caused Massive Collateral Damage and Were Very Likely Counterproductive."
p. 346 - "COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Were Not Supported by Science."
p. 349 - "The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is Insufficient and Not Transparent."
p. 353 - "Existing Vaccine Safety Systems May Be Missing Important Safety Signals, Especially Related to Neurological Conditions."
p. 355 - "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Created a New Surveillance System Specifically for COVID-19 but has not been Fully Transparent in Sharing the Data Collected in it"
p. 361 - "The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program Failed to Handle a MassVaccination Program."
p. 367 - "Pandemic-Era Policy Often Disregarded or Outright Violated the Sanctity of the Doctor-Patient Relationship."
p. 371 - "The Use of Off-Label Prescriptions Was Unjustly Demonized and Further Eroded the Doctor-Patient Relationship."
p. 389 - "Public Health Officials’ Arbitrary and Overly Broad Mitigation Measures and Aggressive Efforts to Squash Legitimate Scientific Debate Unnecessarily Exacerbated Unemployment."
p. 405 - "The Federal Reserve’s Aggressive, Early Actions Blunted Economic Damage of the Pandemic but Contributed to Staggering Inflation in Late 2021 Through 2022."
p. 412 - "Long Term School Closures Were Not Supported by Available Science and Evidence"
p. 438 - "Pandemic-era School Closures Adversely Impacted Academic Performance that Will Continue for Years."
p. 440 - "School Closures Significantly Contributed to Increased Instances of Mental and Behavioral Health Issues."
p. 441 - "School Closures Made an Already Alarming Trend in Declining Physical Health Worse."
p. 444 - "The Biden Administration’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deliberately Obfuscated Evidence that Could Incriminate or Embarrass Senior Public Health Officials."
p. 449 - "The Biden Administration’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unreasonably and Possibly Illegally Limited Access to Key Witnesses."