"Let's improve oversight of these high-risk labs, encourage modernized biosafety standards at home and abroad, and prevent a future pandemic." A subcommittee spokesperson said it will have news related to EcoHealth "In the near future." The new CSU lab will collaborate with NIH's Rocky Mountain Laboratories to "Assess the susceptibility of bats to Nipah virus and ebolaviruses," according to a 2021 proposal by CSU's Arthropod-borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory.
Boston University researchers claimed to create a COVID variant dubbed Omicron S with an 80% fatality rate in 2022.
WCW sued NIH in January for failure to turn over documents relevant to its funding of EcoHealth, WIV and gain-of-function research, "Or even acknowledge" several of the Freedom of Information Act requests.
She's leading efforts to defund EcoHealth and gain-of-function research - the risky process of genetically altering or enhancing an organism to better understand how emerging infectious diseases might spread. "Lab leaks are inevitable, and we don't want the next outbreak to happen in our own backyard or near our military bases," Ernst said.
The 64 accidents in the IBC minutes include a mosquito researcher with "Cold symptoms and a rash" that was confirmed to be Zika, likely from a "Mosquito bite that went undetected during a chaotic time due to COVID-19 shut downs and changes," only after the person was cleared to return to work.
Image Photos of Colorado State University's experiments on bats Photos of Colorado State University's experiments on bats White Coat Waste Project Another involved an "Autoclaved biohazard bag that was found outside on the path between two buildings on main campus with mice carcasses in it." An unusually high seven incidents, including the Zika infection, N95 blunder, and a hamster bite, are listed for the May 2020 minutes.
The report theorizes "An increase in stress due to COVID-19 situations both at home and at work" is responsible, and the "Mandate to be on campus as little as possible for critical research functions ... may be causing people to rush." Switching from N95 to powered air-purifying respirators "In these environments can interfere with peoples' normal functioning" and is causing backups as people enter and exit "To allow social distancing in the locker rooms." The committee suspects that "People may be hesitant to come forward because they do not want to have already restricted research limited further."
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