#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

“#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’” A new team of specialists will investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization announced Friday — a move quickly rejected by China. “We should work all together,” WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib told the United Nations while announcing the…

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#WH slams China for ‘dangerous’ rejection of new COVID probe

#WH slams China for ‘dangerous’ rejection of new COVID probe

“#WH slams China for ‘dangerous’ rejection of new COVID probe” White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed China for rejecting a new World Health Organization probe of the origins of COVID-19. “We’re deeply disappointed. Their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous,” Psaki said at her daily press briefing. Zeng Yixin, vice minister of…

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#Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

#Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

“#Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses” PARIS — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic. Inequity is everywhere: Inoculations go begging in the United States while Haiti, a short plane ride…

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#UN calls for global database of human gene editing research

#UN calls for global database of human gene editing research

“#UN calls for global database of human gene editing research” LONDON — The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Monday on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of genetic manipulation” and proposing a whistle-blowing mechanism to raise concerns about unethical or unsafe research. The U.N. health agency commissioned an…

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#WHO warns of COVID surge in Indonesia fed by virus variants

#WHO warns of COVID surge in Indonesia fed by virus variants

“#WHO warns of COVID surge in Indonesia fed by virus variants” JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president ordered authorities to speed up the country’s vaccination campaign as the World Health Organization warned Thursday of the need to increase social restrictions in the country amid a fresh surge of coronavirus infections caused by worrisome variants. “We need…

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#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID

#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID

“#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID” President Joe Biden flies across the pond Wednesday to meet European leaders. He says the goal is to “deliver real results” on critical issues such as climate change and cybersecurity. Yet the president is ducking the most important issue: the cause of the pandemic….

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#China’s US apologists: Goodwin

#China’s US apologists: Goodwin

“#China’s US apologists: Goodwin” Don’t mess with China, or you’ll meet your Waterloo and also break your four Achilles’ heels.  That’s the garbled, kitchen-sink warning China is throwing at President Biden after his order for intelligence agencies to probe whether the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab instead of being transmitted from bats to humans. …

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#Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2021” The Issue: A push from experts for an investigation into whether COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab. Over 18 months after the breakout of COVID-19, legislators and scientists are starting to focus on the theory that the virus may have accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of…

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