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The raccoon dog–COVID connection

A new thread in the debate over SARS-CoV-2’s origins centers around a dog-like creature from Asia

Salon

My meeting with Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese doctor who dared speak the truth about SARS

In 2003, the military surgeon watched in disbelief as Chinese officials downplayed how SARS was spreading — and took the risk of alerting the media to the cover-up. He died this past week at age 91.

WEKU

Jiang Yanyong, the doctor who exposed the size of the 2003 SARS outbreak, dies at 91

Jiang Yanyong was a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness.

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Doctor who exposed China’s cover-up of Sars crisis dies aged 91

Dr Jiang Yanyong revealed true extent of 2003 outbreak and was put under house arrest for denouncing Tiananmen Square massacre

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: I called for more research on the COVID ‘lab leak theory.’ Here’s what I found out

Recent reports that Department of Energy and FBI officials think the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a so-called lab leak appear to have provided all the “evidence” many require. As a scientist who has led or contributed to several peer-reviewed studies that tell a very different story, I’ve looked on with…

Los Angeles Times

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

Reports say Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died

The Independent UK

Two years after #EndSARS, police brutality in Nigeria goes on

Activists say victims of security agencies are yet to receive compensation or justice and police brutality is ongoing.

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Can long Covid research unlock other great medical mysteries of our time?

Attention and funding for research into mononucleosis, HIV, Lyme, Ebola, Sars and other infections have historically been limited – but long Covid changed that

The Guardian - US

Spike Protein Vaccines Effective Against Multiple COVID Variants: Study By IIT-Madras

While further experimental verification is called for, the researchers believe that the present spike protein vaccinations are likely to be efficacious against circulating variants of Coronavirus. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Ban Bain & Co from US government contracts, Joe Biden is urged

Labour peer calls on US president to follow UK in banning firm over misconduct in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rasmussen on Covid-19: ‘This origins discussion is the worst thing about Twitter’

Did Sars-CoV-2 emerge from a Huanan market stall or a lab? For the American virologist, who has been abused online for defending a ‘natural’ origin, the evidence is clear

The Guardian - UK

Bain & Co barred from UK government contracts over ‘grave misconduct’ in South Africa

Global management consultancy’s three-year ban follows pressure by ex- Labour minister Peter Hain

The Guardian - UK

AI helps scientists keep up in COVID-19 mutation race

Artificial intelligence can help predict mutations in COVID-19. Some have achieved a perfect strike rate.

360info

COVID-19 triggered stigma, discrimination may keep testing rate low: study

‘Education and need for psychosocial intervention to deal with the negative impact of the stigma on individuals and families affected by COVID-19 continues to be vital,’ says Dr. Padmapriyadarsini

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Future COVID-19 booster shots will likely need fresh formulations as new coronavirus variants of concern continue to emerge

Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus that emerged in late 2019. They do still protect against…

Dynamite News

Research sheds light on durability and effectiveness of immune response against COVID-19

A group of researchers have accelerated the collection of essential data to answer questions about the immune response needed for long-term protection against SARSCoV2, in multiple studies from eight cohorts across the United States.

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