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FOI documents on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

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For more information about our investigation, see our reporting on COVID-19 origins, gain-of-function research and other high-risk virology research. Here are the documents we have obtained on these subjects so far from Freedom of Information requests. The documents are posted below in approximately the chronological order in which we received them. We have filed 290 state, federal, … FOI documents on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

FOI lawsuits on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

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U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit newsroom and public health research group, has filed 46 lawsuits against federal and state agencies for violating Freedom of Information laws. The lawsuits are part of our efforts to uncover what is known about the origins of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, leaks or mishaps at biosafety labs, and the risks … FOI lawsuits on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci emailed about whether NIH funded Wuhan lab before secret call

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In the earliest days of the pandemic, Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins emailed about coronaviruses under study at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and about whether they had steered money to the lab, an email obtained by U.S. Right to Know shows. Collins, then leader of the National Institutes of Health, and Fauci, leader of … Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci emailed about whether NIH funded Wuhan lab before secret call

EcoHealth Alliance orchestrated key scientists’ statement on “natural origin” of SARS-CoV-2

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Update 2.15.21 – Newly surfaced Daszak email: “No need for you to sign the ‘Statement’ Ralph!! ” Emails obtained by U.S. Right to Know show that a statement in The Lancet authored by 27 prominent public health scientists condemning “conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin” was organized by employees of … EcoHealth Alliance orchestrated key scientists’ statement on “natural origin” of SARS-CoV-2

Why we are researching the origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

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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, U.S. Right to Know began submitting public records requests in pursuit of data from public institutions in an effort to discover what is … Why we are researching the origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

New emails show scientists’ deliberations on how to discuss SARS-CoV-2 origins 

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Newly obtained emails offer glimpses into how a narrative of certainty developed about the natural origins of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while key scientific questions remained. The internal discussions and an early draft of a scientists’ letter show experts discussing gaps in knowledge and unanswered questions about lab origin, even as some sought to tamp … New emails show scientists’ deliberations on how to discuss SARS-CoV-2 origins