Lab-leak theory advocate poised to lead NIAID after Fauci

Steven Quay, a pharma executive and early proponent of the lab-origin theory for COVID-19, is in final vetting to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, potentially becoming the first NIAID chief from the drug industry and overseeing about $6.5 billion in research funding; his nomination is backed by Health Secretary Kennedy Jr., and it comes amid a heated partisan debate over Fauci’s role and the virus’s origins.