It has been almost a year since COVID-19 appeared on the planet as a deadly form of the coronavirus, and the world has no more hard factual information since the outbreak started. Researchers worldwide have varying opinions on the origins and beginning of the outbreak, data sets, and the Wuhan virus-treatment methods. New information is produced daily, which has led the world to discover Dr. Li-Meng Yan’s claims.
- Dr. Li-Meng Yan claims that COVID-19 is extremely dangerous.
- The Chinese government has been releasing unethical information.
- The virus was created.
- The WHO is controlled by the Chinese government.
She is not the first researcher to state that China created the virus in the Wuhan lab, WHO is controlled by the Chinese government, or that information coming out of China is inaccurate; those rumors that have been around since the beginning and have been ignored.
Most recently, Dr. Li-Meng Yan has provided additional information, published on October 8th on the Zenodo, about her beliefs that China manufactured the virus, which is yet to be proven. Her published papers have not been peer-reviewed, but in today’s academic environment, that is becoming more irrelevant because of political biases. According to Rapid Reviews COVID-19 website, many experts from different fields have criticized her research in the article Reviews of “Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route”, saying: “Given the far-reaching implications of the ‘Yan Report,’ RR:C19 sought out peer reviews from world-renowned experts in virology, molecular biology, structural biology, computational biology, vaccine development, and medicine. Collectively, reviewers have debunked the authors’ claims that bat coronaviruses ZC45 or ZXC21 were used as a background strain to engineer SARS-CoV-2, the presence of restriction sites flanking the RBD suggest prior screening for a virus targeting the human ACE2 receptor, and the furin-like cleavage site is unnatural and provides evidence of engineering.
In all three cases, the reviewers provide counter-arguments based on peer-reviewed literature and long-established foundational knowledge that directly refute the claims put forth by Yan et al. There is a general consensus that the study’s claims were better explained by potential political motivations rather than scientific integrity. The peer reviewers arrived at these common opinions independently, further strengthening the credibility of the peer reviews.”
If her claims become a reality or become close to being discussed seriously, the world’s citizens need to re-evaluate the deniers.
Do you want to know more about Dr. Li-Ming Yan?
YouTube
- July 10th, Fox News
- July 13th, Fox News
- July 13th, Revista Semana News
- September 11th, Loose Women
- September 14th, WION News
- September 13th, Arirang News
- October 9th, NDTV
Before COVID-19
- December 15th, 2016 SPH HKU
Twitter suspended her account, which should not surprise anyone. Twitter has been accused of violating people’s freedom of speech when they disagree with Jack Dorsey or fact-checkers’ personal opinions. Given that the Chinese government has been accused of apprehending her mother, Twitter’s handlers have decided to allow her to have a voice. You can follow her at @DrLiMengYAN1.
I have been following news on COVID-19 since December 2019, listening and reading about a strange virus in China from some of the top experts in the world, including local doctors treating patients. It has been scary and alarming following the so-called experts, local healthcare workers, and politicians giving people information on COVID-19 with a political bias. Their politically biased explanations of COVID-19 will be proven to have destroyed any trust that was left in the scientific, academic, political, and media environment. For me, their behavior reaffirmed my belief that anything is possible, everything should be considered, and everyone should have a voice.
Unfortunately, as in all global disasters, COVID-19 has become a political marketing tool, and the truth is nowhere to be found. My prediction is that COVID-19 will be researched and discussed forever without any truth discovered. The reality of today is that the world has lost its focus on saving lives.
Thank you, Michael, for the reply. Bias is tough to control for everyone, and there are no reliable methods to determine one’s bias in research nor the reviewer’s bias. I agree, ‘Would be great if you know a very simple, concise, unbiased summary of both sides of this.’ Unfortunately, money plays a large role in all fields of research, which creates situations.
I haven’t paid much attention to her specifically because, well, I’m tired of it all…Unfortunately (?), I know too much and understand that 95% of what I see coming out is either outright lies, fear-mongers, posturing, avoiding the truth and/or hard questions, or slanted news coverage.
The fact that big tech is directly arrayed against open discussion and the 7.5 billion fact checkers on the planet tells me there’s probably something to much of the non-mainstream narrative.
The fact that EVERY scientific and medical organization on the planet has not come out viciously against closing down anyone’s ability to speak shows me that they have no morals and facts are irrelevant. They have given up the very concept of science, that everything can and must be questions repeatedly, and have decided that they are the priests of the religion of “Science.”
“In all three cases, the reviewers provide counter-arguments based on peer-reviewed literature and long-established foundational knowledge that directly refute the claims put forth by Yan et al. There is a general consensus that the study’s claims were better explained by potential political motivations rather than scientific integrity. The peer reviewers arrived at these common opinions independently, further strengthening the credibility of the peer reviews.”
Having reviewed dozens of scientific papers, I have NEVER even considered political motivations. The fact that this came up at all makes me question the integrity of this particular review process and/or the reviewers.
Would be great if you know a very simple, concise, unbiased summary of both sides of this. Would love to know something about this.