Month: March 2022

Lab accident is ‘most likely but least probed’ COVID origin, State Dept. memo says

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State Department officials considered a lab accident to be the most likely cause of COVID-19 in the pandemic’s early months and worried that international virologists may help with a coverup, according to a 2020 memo obtained by U.S. Right to Know. “Origin of the outbreak: The Wuhan labs remained the most likely but least probed,” … Lab accident is ‘most likely but least probed’ COVID origin, State Dept. memo says

Celebrated virus hunter siphoned taxpayer funds for his private ‘Global Virome Project’

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A former U.S. Agency for International Development official founded and worked for a controversial organization benefiting from USAID funds while he continued to receive six-figure paychecks from his USAID job, potentially running afoul of ethics laws, according to documents obtained by U.S. Right to Know. Emerging Pandemic Threats Division Director Dennis Carroll went on to … Celebrated virus hunter siphoned taxpayer funds for his private ‘Global Virome Project’

‘What would Jim do?’: U.S. virologist close to Wuhan lab quietly called for investigation

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James Le Duc, a biosafety expert and virologist who collaborated closely with the Wuhan Institute of Virology,  outlines how he might investigate whether that lab or any other in Wuhan could be implicated in the COVID-19 pandemic in an email obtained by U.S. Right to Know.   In a June 2021 email titled “What would Jim … ‘What would Jim do?’: U.S. virologist close to Wuhan lab quietly called for investigation

Military lab changed mission statement after report questioned value of its work

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The Army’s premier biolab changed its mission statement after a 2014 report by high-ranking officials concluded its work has become less useful since its Cold War heyday and no longer delivers medical products for service members. The report, which had not been previously released, was obtained through a state public records request by U.S. Right … Military lab changed mission statement after report questioned value of its work