The US intelligence agencies tasked with uncovering the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus are divided on the so-called “lab leak” hypothesis, with four of the five agencies drawing a conclusion saying that the virus was transmitted from an infected animal to a human host, while the fifth agency is leaningread more

The Chinese government denied a World Health Organization proposal for the second phase of an investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that is responsible for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. This new phase would involve audits of laboratories and markets in the city of Wuhan, with the possibility ofread more

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced that a manufacturing error has caused what may be a fortunate discovery in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine they are producing, in that the drug may be much more effective at lower doses than anticipated. The Oxford University-developed inoculant is amongst a host of vaccine candidates thatread more