Tag: Virus

CDC Data Show ‘Most Important Virus You’ve Never Heard Of’ Surged This Spring

Human metapneumovirus, or hMPV, has risen across the United States this winter and spring, according to recent data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percent of tests positive for hMPV increased 19.6 percent for antigen and 10.9 percent for PCR tests at the start of March, when the virus…


PREMIERING May 25, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Matt Ridley: ‘It’s Absolutely Vital that the World takes the Investigation of the Origin of the Pandemic Seriously’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Matt Ridley, science writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. Matt talks to us about his latest book Viral, an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and an account of the obstacles he encountered when trying to find the truth. Matt’s books have sold over a million…


House Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Virus Research Safety

The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety” at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 27, to discuss how virus research can be conducted more safely. …


LIVE NOW: House Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Virus Research Safety

The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety” at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 27, to discuss how virus research can be conducted more safely. …


How the West Abetted Beijing’s Censorship of the Lab Leak Theory

“Debunked.” “Dangerous.” “Unhelpful.” These were some of the terms heaped on the theory that COVID-19 might have spilled from a lab in China, accidentally or not. Suggesting the virus may have been linked to a Chinese lab would swiftly earn one the label of “conspiracy theorist.” That was the case for at least 18 months…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…


LIVE 3/7, at 10:30 AM ET: Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…


Immune System Complete Guide: This Is How Your Body Keeps out Bacteria and Viruses (Infographics)

There is an increasing number of infectious diseases circulating around the world, from influenza to SARS to COVID-19. Your immune system plays a key role in fighting off these infectious diseases. So how does the immune system work to fight viruses and bacteria? What factors affect your immunity? This article will answer all your questions…


Professor Gives ‘Final Assessment’ on COVID Lockdowns

Government-mandated stay-at-home orders, school and business shutdowns, mandatory face masks, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop the spread of COVID-19, had “little to no effect” on mortality while increasing excess and “collateral” deaths, according to a report. “Widespread, economy-wide lockdown policies were a disaster. They had only marginal effects on the ultimate number of deaths,…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Pfizer Mutating COVID-19 via ‘Directed Evolution?’; Trump Launches 2024 Campaign

The American left has launched a new movement to defund the police after police bodycam footage showed the beating and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols by police officers. Despite the fact that the officers involved were all black, the movement is again being framed around race. Yet, is race the real reason, or is there…