New photos show the “filth” and unsafe conditions in which an illegal Chinese-owned lab in California carried out risky research on mice genetically altered to carry COVID-19, according to records obtained by a conservative legal group.
The Fresno County Public Health Department revealed the “hazardous and non-compliant conditions” of the illicit lab, which kept SARS-CoV-2 and other “infectious agents.”
The stunning assessment was found in responsive documents from a California Public Records Act request made by Judicial Watch.
“Americans should know that dangerous biological research doesn’t just occur in ‘Wuhan,’ it is happening all over the United States,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.
The 29-page report revealed that the research facility, operated by Chinese nationals through a company called Prestige BioTech, was repeatedly hit with safety violations at two locations in Fresno County between 2020 and 2023.
One of the labs, in the tiny town of Reedley, Calif., was slapped in December 2022 with “multiple code, building, and zoning violations for business, and had concerns regarding possible hazardous materials stored at [the] facility,” which prompted a referral to the FBI over “potential public safety risks,” according to an Aug. 8, 2023, slideshow from Fresno’s Department of Public Health.
The records request also turned up photos from Fresno authorities’ abatement warrant to “destroy” dangerous materials at the lab.
The images depict “the severity of filth” in cages where 951 mice were kept for experimentation, 178 of which were already dead due to the rancid conditions.
The mice had resorted to “cannibalism” and “barbering,” in which the more dominant rodents ripped the hair and skin of inferior ones.
A “large amount had mixed sexes” due to unregulated breeding and some had tumors and other medical issues. --->READ MORE HERE
Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Bakersfield has adopted new rules saying it will not enforce future health orders related to masks, vaccines and social distancing.
In a 3-1 vote Wednesday, the City Council took the unusual step of approving a resolution, not an ordinance, to not enforce COVID-19-related mandates. Council members Eric Arias, Bob Smith and Manpreet Kaur were absent.
The resolution states that following “injustices in the form of overreaching government imposed mandates during the pandemic,” the city will not enforce any COVID-19-related mandate or impose penalties where it has jurisdiction. This includes future requirements for masks, dining restrictions and vaccines.
Council members in support of the resolution rationalized their decision as a matter of autonomy over one’s body, and the freedom to choose how one receives medical care.
“Because it’s my choice, and it’s your choice for the medical services you receive,” said Ward 3 Councilman Ken Weir. “Don’t feed it off to the government … we’ve seen it happen.”
The resolution came at Weir's referral, who reiterated sentiments he made at the Sept. 13 meeting, through allusions to unnamed papers and reports, that N95 masks and other mandates are “useless” in the face of a looming COVID-19 resurgence.
“There are cautions you should take before you indulge in an N95 (mask),” Weir said. “There are consequences of having that mask on, and if you want, I can read you some of those, but I don’t think we need to do that.” --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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