COVID-19 - 1 in a Billion Chance from Nature
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During a historic bipartisan hearing led by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters and ranking member Sen. Rand Paul, scientists and U.S. senators presented a "preponderance of evidence" showing that COVID-19 was a laboratory construct...
Despite China withholding crucial data from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, expert witnesses Dr Steven C. Quay, MD, PhD, and Dr Richard H. Ebright, PhD, presented substantial evidence favouring a lab leak over a natural spillover. Dr. Quay, an independent scientist with no financial ties, highlighted the virus's genomic features, suggesting that the virus could not have come from nature.
“The statistical probability of finding each feature in nature can be determined,” Quay said, “and the combined probability that SARS-CoV-2 came from nature is less than one in a billion.”
During the hearing, senators criticised the inconsistencies in expert testimonies about the origins of COVID-19. They raised concerns about scientific integrity and public transparency, pointing out instances where scientific conclusions conflicted with opinions expressed in private emails.
Sen. Ron Johnson called for unredacted copies of Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails, suggesting they may contain crucial evidence regarding U.S.-funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Johnson said they would issue a subpoena to obtain the withheld information, aiming to uncover "smoking gun" correspondence implicating Fauci and Dr. Robert F. Garry in the pandemic's origins and cover-up.
Senator Josh Hawley accused Dr. Robert F. Garry of being involved in efforts led by Dr. Anthony Fauci to suppress evidence of the lab leak theory. Garry co-authored the "Proximal Origin" paper, which concluded in February 2020 that SARS-CoV-2 was not a product of laboratory manipulation, and any inquiry thereof was to be regarded as a “conspiracy theory,” followed by a "published take-down" of any scientist that told the truth. Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins cited this paper to downplay the lab leak hypothesis and censor scientists and Americans online. However, Hawley pointed out that Garry expressed doubts about the virus's natural origins in a private email communication around the time of the paper’s publication.
Richard Ebright is calling for strict oversight of gain-of-function research. During a hearing, he criticised a paper for scientific misconduct, alleging that the authors reported conclusions they knew to be untrue.
Senator Hawley highlighted the repercussions of their deception, mentioning that individuals lost jobs and were censored on social media for questioning the virus's origins. When questioned by Hawley, Dr. Garry defended his role, stating that he was merely presenting scientific opinions in the paper and couldn't control its use.
Later, Senator Ron Johnson questioned Dr. Garry about his government grants, revealing that he and co-author Kristian Andersen received $25.2 million from the National Institutes of Health between 2020 and 2022.
Ebright emphasised the need for stringent oversight to rein in risky gain-of-function research. He mentioned that unethical research is mainly unregulated and poses significant risks to biosecurity. He called for an independent oversight agency to manage such research to mitigate conflicts of interest and ensure public safety. Ebright, a leader at Biosafety Now, a nongovernmental organisation advocating for reducing the number of high-level bio-containment laboratories and strengthening biosafety, biosecurity, and bio-risk management for research on pathogens.
Ebright warned that the gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which Fauci’s NIAID funded through Dr. Peter Daszak’s Eco Health Alliance, has “no civilian application,” adding that it's an easy and lucrative field.
“Researchers undertake it because it is fast,” Ebright said. "It is easy, it requires no specialised equipment or skills, and it was prioritised for funding and has been prioritised for publication by scientific journals.”
The entire hearing can be accessed here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-origins-congress-hearing-wuhan-lab-leak/
28 Jun 2024
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