Emily Martin, an epidemiologist and COVID-19 researcher, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Oct. 10, 2023. (Cydni Elledge/The New York Times) Rat feces from New York City. Poop from dog parks in Wisconsin. Human waste from a hospital in Missouri. These are some of the materials that prepare us for the next chapter … Read more
Leak theories centered around the Wuhan Institute of Virology – THOMAS PETER/REUTERS Nearly two-thirds of British scientists think China has not been open and transparent about the origins of Covid, and more than a quarter think the pandemic leaked from a Chinese laboratory. However, the majority (67 percent) believe the virus is of natural origin … Read more
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was at the center of conspiracy theories about the origins of Covid – ROMAN PILIPEY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Chinese scientists are again experimenting with mutated coronavirus strains. Last month, a group of virologists from Beijing cloned and mutated a Covid-like virus found many years ago in a pangolin and used it to infect … Read more
While the peak of the pandemic may be over, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate, with multiple variants circulating in every country. But despite this, testing and surveillance have declined, with experts urging people to continue to take the threat of this disease seriously. “The world has moved on from COVID, and in … Read more