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Hammond is among 19 biologists, biosecurity experts, & activists leading Protect Our Future
5 including @R_H_Ebright , were also founding members of the Cambridge Working Group, which in 2014 called for a pause in risky NIH-funded GOF studies on creating dangerous human viruses
5 including @R_H_Ebright , were also founding members of the Cambridge Working Group, which in 2014 called for a pause in risky NIH-funded GOF studies on creating dangerous human viruses
This project is of great significance in my opinion as it brings together many biosafety experts with integrity.
#DRASTIC helped expose and investigate the problem, these people can help us find a solution.
They deserve all our support!
#DRASTIC helped expose and investigate the problem, these people can help us find a solution.
They deserve all our support!
We envision a future free of lab-created pandemics, a future where reckless research with dangerous pathogens is ended, and a future where public trust in science is restored.
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"No one wants another pandemic in their lifetime or their children’s lifetimes. Let’s work together to demand common sense national and international oversight of research with dangerous pathogens."
It is long overdue
It is long overdue
They demand national & international oversight to reduce the risks research with dangerous pathogens poses to the public
Public health & safety require that all high-risk research with dangerous pathogens be subject to mandatory, independent oversight.
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Public health & safety require that all high-risk research with dangerous pathogens be subject to mandatory, independent oversight.
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How to implement this?
Enact regulations with force of law for biosafety, biosecurity & biorisk management
Assign responsibility for monitoring & enforcement of these regulations to independent national & international bodies
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Enact regulations with force of law for biosafety, biosecurity & biorisk management
Assign responsibility for monitoring & enforcement of these regulations to independent national & international bodies
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Ensure effective oversight of research with dangerous pathogens.
Immediately launch an independent, comprehensive, and forensic investigation of the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Immediately launch an independent, comprehensive, and forensic investigation of the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An effective investigation will pursue all threads of investigation available in the United States, Europe, and China.
An effective investigation will use all the tools of forensic investigations, including subpoenas, search warrants, and compelled testimony under oath.
An effective investigation will use all the tools of forensic investigations, including subpoenas, search warrants, and compelled testimony under oath.
Acknowledge Past Mistakes!
The Public should have:
A strong voice in deciding what research on dangerous pathogens is performed, as well as where this research is performed.
Access to information describing what research with deadly pathogens is being performed, where and why.
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A strong voice in deciding what research on dangerous pathogens is performed, as well as where this research is performed.
Access to information describing what research with deadly pathogens is being performed, where and why.
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The Threat We Face
Lab-generated pandemics can arise as the result of either accidental release or deliberate release. Both have occurred multiple times in the last 5 decades.
But the stakes are higher now than ever before..
Lab-generated pandemics can arise as the result of either accidental release or deliberate release. Both have occurred multiple times in the last 5 decades.
But the stakes are higher now than ever before..
Enhanced potential pandemic pathogen (ePPP)
Articles about ePPP) research
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Videos about (ePPP) research
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Articles about ePPP) research
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Videos about (ePPP) research
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Lab Accidents & "Mishaps"
Proponents of ePPP research often claim lab accidents are extremely rare events
However, CDC/USDA Select Agent Program receives ~200 reports of Theft, Loss, or Release of Biological Select Agents & Toxins (BSAT) per year.
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Proponents of ePPP research often claim lab accidents are extremely rare events
However, CDC/USDA Select Agent Program receives ~200 reports of Theft, Loss, or Release of Biological Select Agents & Toxins (BSAT) per year.
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Useful Resources on Lab Accidents
News Articles about laboratory accidents involving dangerous pathogens (going back to 2003)
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Videos about accidents in high-risk research on potential pathogens (youtube links)
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News Articles about laboratory accidents involving dangerous pathogens (going back to 2003)
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Videos about accidents in high-risk research on potential pathogens (youtube links)
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The Big Question...
WAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSED BY A LAB ACCIDENT?
"SARS-CoV-2 may have entered humans through a research-related accident" @R_H_Ebright
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They had to be cautious, I guess ;)
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WAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSED BY A LAB ACCIDENT?
"SARS-CoV-2 may have entered humans through a research-related accident" @R_H_Ebright
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They had to be cautious, I guess ;)
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Articles discussing a possible laboratory origin of COVID-19
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Videos discussing a possible laboratory origin of COVID-19
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Videos discussing a possible laboratory origin of COVID-19
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Another (dare I say better) resource for videos:
drasticresearch.org
drasticresearch.org
and many more resources, articles, papers, etc.
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All papers relating to a lab origin
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#DRASTIC work mentioned in the Media
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All papers relating to a lab origin
(scroll back from last tweet in thread)
#DRASTIC work mentioned in the Media
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Biosafety Now!
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Biosecurity Now!
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Biorisk Management Now!
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Biosecurity Now!
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Biorisk Management Now!
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Who are the people behind Protect our Future?
Should we trust them?
Find a list here:
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Judge for yourself, read their bios:
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Should we trust them?
Find a list here:
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Judge for yourself, read their bios:
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Of the 19 listed founding members, 13 are on Twitter
@R_H_Ebright
@ColinDavdButler
@harishseshadri2
@danaparish
@Bryce_Nickels
@Globalbiosec
@DrishtiEthics
@jbkinney
@LauraKahn1
@pricklyresearch
@Dr_Peter_Hale
@profamirattaran
@DFisman
All worth following
@R_H_Ebright
@ColinDavdButler
@harishseshadri2
@danaparish
@Bryce_Nickels
@Globalbiosec
@DrishtiEthics
@jbkinney
@LauraKahn1
@pricklyresearch
@Dr_Peter_Hale
@profamirattaran
@DFisman
All worth following
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