Key articles on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs
Here is a reading list about what is known and not known about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, accidents and leaks at biosafety and biowarfare laboratories, and the health risks of gain-of-function (GOF)...
August 2, 2021
FOI documents on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs
In July 2020, U.S. Right to Know began submitting public records requests in pursuit of data from public institutions in an effort to discover what is known about the origins of the novel coronavirus...
July 26, 2021
The director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) ordered staff in January 2020 to “not discuss COVID-19,” according to a Guangzhou-based blogger’s social media post that is cited in a...
June 28, 2021
On May 24, 2021, the U.S. State Department released more records in response to our FOIA lawsuit. These may be of interest: “PRC claims of COVID transmission via cold chain food imports...
May 27, 2021
FOI lawsuits on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs
U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit investigative public health group, has filed four lawsuits against federal agencies for violating provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The lawsuits are...
May 10, 2021
Chinese-linked journal editor sought help to rebut Covid-19 lab origin hypothesis
The editor-in-chief of a scientific journal with ties to China commissioned a commentary to refute the hypothesis that the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab, according to emails obtained...
April 7, 2021
Why we are researching the origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs
See our reporting on the origins of Covid-19 for updates on our investigation, and we are posting documents from our investigation here. Sign up here to receive weekly updates. In July 2020,...
March 18, 2021
Chinese scientists sought to change name of deadly coronavirus to distance it from China
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of scientists affiliated with China’s government tried to distance the coronavirus from China by influencing its official naming. Nodding to the...
February 17, 2021
Emails show scientists discussed masking their involvement in key journal letter on Covid origins
EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak, the head of an organization involved in research that genetically manipulates coronaviruses, discussed hiding his role in a statement published last year...
February 15, 2021