" The coronavirus pandemic claimed many lives. According to data from mid-2023, as many as 7 million people might have died from COVID-19. It is widely believed that the virus first appeared in November 2019 at a food market in Wuhan, China, and within a few months, it reached Europe and North America. Many countries resorted to lockdowns in fear of the pandemic's spread. Vaccines became the salvation.
According to the New York Post, the National Institutes of Health earned at least $710 million in royalties. These earnings came from payments made by private companies, such as pharmaceutical firms, to license medical innovations. This only pertains to the period from the end of 2021 to 2023.

Almost the entire amount, $690 million, went to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci and 260 of his scientists. The portal notes that during the pandemic, there was more than a twofold increase in the flow of money from the NIH to the private sector, amounting to as much as $1 billion."

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