Published April 7, 2021
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Open Letter 2: Call for a Full Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19
Creators
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Butler, Colin D.1
- Henri Cap2
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Claverie, Jean-Michel3
- Colombo, Fabien4
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de Ribera, Francisco A.5
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de Maistre, Rodolphe6
- Demaneuf, Gilles7
- Ebright, Richard H.8
- Goffinet, Andre M.9
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Graner, François10
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Halloy, José11
- Itoh, Makoto12
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Kakeya, Hideki13
- Leitenberg, Milton14
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Lentzos, Filippa15
- Metzl, Jamie16
- Morello, Dominique17
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Petrovsky, Nikolai18
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Quay, Steven19
- Rahalkar, Monali C.20
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Segreto, Rossana21
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Theißen, Günter22
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van Helden, Jacques23
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Wiesendanger, Roland24
- 1. Honorary Professor of Public Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- 2. PhD, zoologist, Toulouse, France
- 3. Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Virologist, Aix-Marseille University, France
- 4. PhD Candidate, Communication and sociology of science, MICA, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France
- 5. Industrial Engineer, MBA, MSc(Res), Data scientist, Madrid, Spain
- 6. MSc engineering, MBA, IHEDN, France
- 7. Engineer and Data Scientist, BNZ, Auckland, New Zealand
- 8. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, USA
- 9. Prof. em., Neurobiology, University of Louvain, Belgium
- 10. Biophysicist, Research Director, CNRS and Université de Paris, France
- 11. Professor of Physics, Biophysics and Sustainability, Université de Paris, France
- 12. Dr. Eng., Full Professor of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- 13. Dr. Eng., Associate Professor of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- 14. Senior Research Associate, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, USA
- 15. Senior Lecturer in Science & International Security, King's College London, United Kingdom
- 16. Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
- 17. Molecular biologist, formerly DR CNRS, science communicator, France
- 18. Professor of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia
- 19. MD, PHD, Formerly Asst. Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
- 20. PhD, Scientist D, Bioenergy Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
- 21. PhD, Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- 22. Dr. rer. nat., Professor of Genetics, Matthias Schleiden Institute, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
- 23. Ir. PhD, Professor of Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Aix-Marseille Université, France
- 24. Dr. phil., Professor of Physics, University of Hamburg, Germany
Description
Understanding how the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged and spread to humans is an essential foundation for prioritizing future pandemic prevention and response strategies. Yet well over a year after the initial outbreak, no robust process for examining the origins of the pandemic has been established and critical records and biological samples that could provide essential insights into pandemic origins remain inaccessible. These shortcomings pose a significant threat to everyone and future generations.
As scientists, social scientists, and science communicators, including signatories of the March 4, 2021 open letter on COVID-19 origins, we believe there is a better way forward.