WATCH LIVE: Senate Appropriations subcommittee holds hearing on 2024 budget for National Institutes of Health

Rachel Schilke

May 04, 10:10 AM May 04, 10:12 AM

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday to discuss President Joe Biden's proposed 2024 budget for the National Institutes of Health.

The subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hear from NIH Acting Director Lawrence Tabak and the directors from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, and National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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The hearing comes as Republicans continue to blast Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for his role in the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), one of Fauci's most outspoken critics, said in March that Fauci "weaponized" the federal government to cover up the origins of COVID-19.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, to adults 60 years of age and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet in June to decide whether to give an official recommendation. If the recommendation is given, the vaccine will be available for seniors as early as October.

The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday.