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 [[:Fort Detrick]] in Maryland has long housed infectious agents being researched by military scientists. [[:Fort Detrick]] in Maryland has long housed infectious agents being researched by military scientists.
   * August 5, 2019 - Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns((August 5, 2019 | The NYT | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190806000002/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html|Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns]]))   * August 5, 2019 - Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns((August 5, 2019 | The NYT | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190806000002/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html|Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns]]))
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 +===== Vaccine Research =====
 +Although [[vaccines:mRNA vaccines|mRNA vaccines]] had never been successful, both Pfizer and Moderna designed mRNA vaccines independently within days of receiving [[:SARS-CoV-2]] genomic sequences in January, 2020.((December 18, 2020 | Business Insider | [[https://www.businessinsider.com/how-moderna-developed-coronavirus-vaccine-record-time-2020-11|Inside Moderna's historic coronavirus vaccine program that transformed the biotech upstart into a $55 billion drug industry powerhouse]]))
 +((December 12, 2020 | Business Insider | [[https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-biontech-vaccine-designed-in-hours-one-weekend-2020-12?op=1|The co-founder of BioNTech designed the coronavirus vaccine it made with Pfizer in just a few hours over a single day]]))
  
 ===== Illnesses Unexplained ===== ===== Illnesses Unexplained =====
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 In a preprint posted on November 13, 2021, scientists note SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in samples as far back as September 3, 2019. There were no samples tested prior to September, 2019, so it is unclear how far back the presence of antibodies might go. These patients were scattered in cities around Italy.((September 13, 2021 | Apolone et al | preprint | Unexpected detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the prepandemic period in Italy | [[https://figshare.com/collections/Unexpected_detection_of_SARS-CoV-2_antibodies_in_the_prepandemic_period_in_Italy/5206852|https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.c.5206852.v1]])) In a preprint posted on November 13, 2021, scientists note SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in samples as far back as September 3, 2019. There were no samples tested prior to September, 2019, so it is unclear how far back the presence of antibodies might go. These patients were scattered in cities around Italy.((September 13, 2021 | Apolone et al | preprint | Unexpected detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the prepandemic period in Italy | [[https://figshare.com/collections/Unexpected_detection_of_SARS-CoV-2_antibodies_in_the_prepandemic_period_in_Italy/5206852|https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.c.5206852.v1]]))
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 +===== Activities Associated with Knowledge of Outbreak =====
 +The Times of Israel reported in April, 2020 that U.S. intelligence was already contacting other nations and organizations about the outbreak in Wuhan in Novermber, 2019.((April 16, 2020 | The Times of Israel | [[https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-alerted-israel-nato-to-disease-outbreak-in-china-in-november-report/|US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report]]))
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