Rubio Sends Letter to Pfizer CEO on Alleged Gain-of-Function Research

An investigative report suggests that Pfizer may be conducting gain-of-function research, which it dubs “directed evolution

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research to mutate the SARS-CoV-2 virus to create additional, more potent variants and vaccines to combat future variants.

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This type of research, similar to gain-of-function research, has long been controversial, and is suspected to be the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Albert Bourla, the President and CEO of Pfizer

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following the release of a video showing Pfizer’s

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director of research and development casually discussing the company’s manipulation of the SARS-Cov-2 virus for company profit.

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Whether it’s gain of function research, or selected structure mutations through directed evolution

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as Mr. Walker claimed would occur, any effort to make a virus more transmittable and deadlier is careless and dangerous.

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