A viral TikTok video claims the Defense Department awarded a COVID-19 research contract in Ukraine before the virus emerged. That’s wrong. The description in the contract was modified in June 2020 to address the pandemic, a spokesperson said.
The $369,511Instagram posts“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”The first COVID-19 cases in the world were reported the following month, in December 2019, and the disease wasn’tBut our reporting found that the contract’s description about"COVID-19 research" was added several months later — well after the virus started spreading worldwide.
Nov. 12, 2019, is when the initial contract was entered into the system, agency spokesperson Andrea Chaney said in an email. The information on USASpending.gov shows agreement data that the Defense Department can modify over time in contracts to better address emerging issues. Chaney said the Defense Threat Reduction Agency contracted with Black & Veatch to continue supporting Ukraine’s"peaceful and safe biological detection and diagnostic capabilities" and to"reduce biological threats," whether naturally occurring, accidental or intentional. The company signed the agreement with the agency Oct. 2, 2019, for non-COVID training support, which was submitted in November 2019.
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