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US presented evidence of Covid originating from Chinese lab to UK

<p>A lab in Montana, United States under acclaimed American immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci was reportedly experimenting with coronaviruses brought from a lab in China's Wuhan which is thought to be the source of the Covid pandemic by some.&nbsp;The revelation was made after a research paper published in the journal Viruses in 2018 resurfaced which revealed the existence as well as the nature of experiments conducted there.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reportedly infected 12 Egyptian fruit bats with a 'SARS-like' virus called WIV1 at a lab in Montana in 2018.</p>

<p>The revelation simply links the US government and the Wuhan Lab alongside the corresponding funding of dangerous virus research across the globe.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The paper - SARS-Like Coronavirus WIV1-CoV Does Not Replicate in Egyptian Fruit Bats - was published in the journal Viruses in 2018. The study was flagged by DRASTIC, a group of online activists who investigate the origins of the Covid pandemic and call their initiative the White Coat Waste Project.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Between Wuhan and Montana: The 2018 experiment</strong></h2>

<p>The experiment in 2018 was carried out at the NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana. The lab was overseen by Dr Anthony Fauci. The research was a joint project between the NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories and Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborator Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Scientists took 12 Egyptian fruit bats from a zoo and inoculated them with the WIV1-coronavirus, a coronavirus first detected in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Researchers concluded that the WIV1-coronavirus did not cause 'a robust infection' and 'observed very limited evidence of virus replication'.</p>

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<p>The Catocin Wildlife Preserve, from where the bats were sourced, has had a history of animal rights violations. It is located just 15 minutes away from Camp David, a 125-acre country retreat for the President of the United States.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Records cited by Daily Mail show the preserve confined 523 federally-regulated animals as of April 2023, including 241 bats, of which 41 were Egyptian fruit bats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Most of the world's gain-of-function virus research is conducted in the United States. Such research involves making pathogens more infectious purportedly to ensure that scientists remain ahead of future outbreaks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, such research has been criticised by experts who say it&nbsp;leads to risks of&nbsp;a viral leak outweighing any potential benefits.</p>


A lab in Montana, United States under acclaimed American immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci was reportedly experimenting with coronaviruses brought from a lab in China's Wuhan which is thought to be the source of the Covid pandemic by some.

A lab in Montana, United States under acclaimed American immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci was reportedly experimenting with coronaviruses brought from a lab in China's Wuhan which is thought to be the source of the Covid pandemic by some. The revelation was made after a research paper published in the journal Viruses in 2018 resurfaced which revealed the existence as well as the nature of experiments conducted there. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reportedly infected 12 Egyptian fruit bats with a 'SARS-like' virus called WIV1 at a lab in Montana in 2018. The revelation simply links the US government and the Wuhan Lab alongside the corresponding funding of dangerous virus research across the globe. Also read | WHO again asks China for 'full access' to determine Covid's origins: Report The paper - SARS-Like Coronavirus WIV1-CoV Does Not Replicate in Egyptian Fruit Bats - was published in the journal Viruses in 2018. The study was flagged by DRASTIC, a group of online activists who investigate the origins of the Covid pandemic and call their initiative the White Coat Waste Project. Between Wuhan and Montana: The 2018 experiment The experiment in 2018 was carried out at the NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana. The lab was overseen by Dr Anthony Fauci. The research was a joint project between the NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories and Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborator Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina. Scientists took 12 Egyptian fruit bats from a zoo and inoculated them with the WIV1-coronavirus, a coronavirus first detected in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats. Researchers concluded that the WIV1-coronavirus did not cause 'a robust infection' and 'observed very limited evidence of virus replication'. Also watch | Covid origin: China began developing two vaccines before official outbreak × The Catocin Wildlife Preserve, from where the bats were sourced, has had a history of animal rights violations. It is located just 15 minutes away from Camp David, a 125-acre country retreat for the President of the United States. Records cited by Daily Mail show the preserve confined 523 federally-regulated animals as of April 2023, including 241 bats, of which 41 were Egyptian fruit bats. Most of the world's gain-of-function virus research is conducted in the United States. Such research involves making pathogens more infectious purportedly to ensure that scientists remain ahead of future outbreaks. However, such research has been criticised by experts who say it leads to risks of a viral leak outweighing any potential benefits.

How dangerously US played with coronaviruses? Lab under Fauci tied up with Wuhan institute for viral research

<p>The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that he was sidelined from all investigations and meetings as the scientists in the country tried to understand the origin of the Covid-19 virus. Dr Robert Redfield said at a US congressional committee hearing that since his views were not in line with those of other scientists probing the origin of the virus, such as Dr Anthony Fauci, he was sidelined. Dr Redfield suspected a lab leak and was one of the first to propose the theory.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Dr Fauci has dismissed all allegations made by Dr Redfield as "completely untrue". Redfield told the House select subcommittee, set up by the new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives to understand the origins of the virus, it wasn't "scientifically plausible" to him that the virus could have natural origins.</p>

<p>Dr Redfield told the committee that during several calls with Fauci, WHO chief scientist Jeremy Farrar, and WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, he “expressed as a clinical virologist that I felt it was not scientifically plausible that this virus went from a bat to humans and became one of the most infectious viruses that we have in humans.”</p>

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<p>He says after that, they started excluding him from the calls since they wanted a single narrative. "It was told to me that they wanted a single narrative and that I obviously had a different point of view," he said. "Science has debate and they squashed any debate."</p>

<p>Fauci told Politico that "no one excluded anyone".&nbsp;</p>

<p>"And the idea of saying that he was not wanted there because he had a different opinion … there were several people on the call who had the opinion that it might have been an engineered virus," said Dr Fauci.&nbsp;<br />
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Fauci served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022.</p>

<p>Dr Redfield went on to say that he also opposed the so-called gain of function research as such acts involve manipulating the virus to make it become more infectious in lab environments. He admitted that it was highly likely that US agencies funded such research at the Wuhan institute, the lab at the centre of the controversy.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that he was sidelined from all investigations and meetings as the scientists in the country tried to understand the origin of the Covid-19 virus.

The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that he was sidelined from all investigations and meetings as the scientists in the country tried to understand the origin of the Covid-19 virus. Dr Robert Redfield said at a US congressional committee hearing that since his views were not in line with those of other scientists probing the origin of the virus, such as Dr Anthony Fauci, he was sidelined. Dr Redfield suspected a lab leak and was one of the first to propose the theory. Meanwhile, Dr Fauci has dismissed all allegations made by Dr Redfield as "completely untrue". Redfield told the House select subcommittee, set up by the new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives to understand the origins of the virus, it wasn't "scientifically plausible" to him that the virus could have natural origins. Dr Redfield told the committee that during several calls with Fauci, WHO chief scientist Jeremy Farrar, and WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, he “expressed as a clinical virologist that I felt it was not scientifically plausible that this virus went from a bat to humans and became one of the most infectious viruses that we have in humans.” Also Read | FBI coronavirus 'lab leak' claims hurt US credibility: China He says after that, they started excluding him from the calls since they wanted a single narrative. "It was told to me that they wanted a single narrative and that I obviously had a different point of view," he said. "Science has debate and they squashed any debate." Fauci told Politico that "no one excluded anyone". "And the idea of saying that he was not wanted there because he had a different opinion … there were several people on the call who had the opinion that it might have been an engineered virus," said Dr Fauci. Fauci served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022. Dr Redfield went on to say that he also opposed the so-called gain of function research as such acts involve manipulating the virus to make it become more infectious in lab environments. He admitted that it was highly likely that US agencies funded such research at the Wuhan institute, the lab at the centre of the controversy. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Did US scientists try to suppress Covid-19 lab-leak theory? Ex-CDC chief claims so

<p>A classified and updated document presented to the US lawmakers and White House has claimed that the COVID-19 virus emerged from a lab leak, reports Wall Street Journal newspaper.</p>

<p>The report, which was prepared by the US energy department in 2021, was recently updated following inputs received from the office of National Intelligence director Avril Haines.</p>

<p>However, the department deemed its level of confidence in its assessment as “low,” people who read the report told the WSJ.</p>

<p>The report reaffirmed the belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was not caused by a Chinese biological weapons program, WSJ reported quoting officials who read the document.</p>

<p>It follows a 2021 report by the FBI which had also determined that the virus was part of a lab leak, albeit with “moderate confidence”. The US officials told WSJ that the FBI’s assessment is different from the one made by the energy department.</p>

<p>But the officials declined to provide further information as to what led the energy department to change its position over the years.</p>

<h2><strong>'Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation', says US</strong></h2>

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<p>Four other federal agencies, however, disagree with the energy department’s assessment. While two of them believe with “low confidence” the virus was transmitted naturally through animals, the rest, including the CIA, remain undecided.</p>

<p>Reacting to the classified report, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said there is “not a definitive answer" on the virus’ origins.</p>

<p>“Some elements of the intelligence community have reached conclusions on one side, some on the other, a number of them have said they just don't have enough information to be sure,” Sullivan told CNN on Sunday.</p>

<p>“President Biden has directed, repeatedly, every element of our intelligence community to put effort and resources behind getting to the bottom of this question… But right now, there is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community on this question.”</p>

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A classified and updated document presented to the US lawmakers and White House has claimed that the COVID-19 virus emerged from a lab leak, reports Wall Street Journal newspaper.

A classified and updated document presented to the US lawmakers and White House has claimed that the COVID-19 virus emerged from a lab leak, reports Wall Street Journal newspaper. The report, which was prepared by the US energy department in 2021, was recently updated following inputs received from the office of National Intelligence director Avril Haines. However, the department deemed its level of confidence in its assessment as “low,” people who read the report told the WSJ. The report reaffirmed the belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was not caused by a Chinese biological weapons program, WSJ reported quoting officials who read the document. It follows a 2021 report by the FBI which had also determined that the virus was part of a lab leak, albeit with “moderate confidence”. The US officials told WSJ that the FBI’s assessment is different from the one made by the energy department. But the officials declined to provide further information as to what led the energy department to change its position over the years. 'Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation', says US Four other federal agencies, however, disagree with the energy department’s assessment. While two of them believe with “low confidence” the virus was transmitted naturally through animals, the rest, including the CIA, remain undecided. Reacting to the classified report, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said there is “not a definitive answer" on the virus’ origins. “Some elements of the intelligence community have reached conclusions on one side, some on the other, a number of them have said they just don't have enough information to be sure,” Sullivan told CNN on Sunday. “President Biden has directed, repeatedly, every element of our intelligence community to put effort and resources behind getting to the bottom of this question… But right now, there is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community on this question.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

COVID-19 virus likely was a result of lab leak, US energy department’s report says

On Thursday, the director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it had been "premature" to dismiss the possibility that a lab leak had spawned the pandemic.

'Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation', says US

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US presented evidence of Covid originating from Chinese lab to UK

How dangerously US played with coronaviruses? Lab under Fauci tied up with Wuhan institute for viral research

Did US scientists try to suppress Covid-19 lab-leak theory? Ex-CDC chief claims so

COVID-19 virus likely was a result of lab leak, US energy department’s report says

'Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation', says US