On the Origin of the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years

An Investigation

Elaine Dewar

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Biblioasis
04 January 2022

Conspiracy theories

Series: Field Notes

In this compelling whodunnit, Elaine Dewar reads the science, follows the money, and connects the geopolitical interests to the spin.

When the first TV newscast described a SARS-like flu affecting a distant Chinese metropolis, investigative journalist Elaine Dewar started asking questions: Was SARS-CoV-2 something that came from nature, as leading scientists insisted, or did it come from a lab, and what role might controversial experiments have played in its development? Why was Wuhan the pandemic's ground zero-and why, on the other side of the Atlantic, had two researchers been marched out of a lab in Winnipeg by the RCMP? Why were governments so slow to respond to the emerging pandemic, and why, now, is the government of China refusing to cooperate with the World Health Organization? And who, or what, is DRASTIC?

Locked down in Toronto with the world at a standstill, Dewar pored over newspapers and magazines, preprints and peer-reviewed journals, email chains and blacked-out responses to access to information requests; she conducted Zoom interviews and called telephone numbers until someone answered as she hunted down the truth of the virus's origin. In this compelling whodunnit, she reads the science, follows the money, connects the geopolitical interests to the spin-and shows how leading science journals got it wrong, leaving it to interested citizens and junior scientists to pull out the truth.

By: Elaine Dewar
Imprint: Biblioasis
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 114mm,
ISBN: 9781771964258
ISBN 10: 1771964251
Series: Field Notes
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 04 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Past Is Prelude 2. SARS: The Prequel 3. Political Science 1.0 4. On Trust 5. Political Science 2.0 6. The Canadian Connection 7. On Nailing Jelly to the Wall 8. Who Are Xiangguo Qiu and Keding Cheng? 9. All About Shi Zhengli 10. So Many Suspicions, So Little Evidence 11. The Latham/Wilson Thesis 12. Following the Money 13. But Then Again... 14. Brass Nerve! 15. DRASTIC Measures 16. It’s Not Over Until the Fat Lady Sings Selected Bibliography Notes Acknowledgements

"Elaine Dewar-author, journalist, television story editor-has been propelled since childhood by insatiable curiosity and the joy of storytelling. Her journalism has been honored by nine National Magazine awards, including the prestigious President's Medal, and the White Award. Her first book, Cloak of Green, delved into the dark side of environmental politics and became an underground classic. Bones: Discovering the First Americans, an investigation of the science and politics regarding the peopling of the Americas, was a national bestseller and earned a special commendation from the Canadian Archaeological Association. The Second Tree: of Clones, Chimeras, and Quests for Immortality won Canada's premier literary nonfiction prize from the Writers' Trust. Dewar has been called ""one of Canada's best muckrakers and ""Canada's Rachel Carson."" She aspires to be a happy warrior for the public good."

Reviews for On the Origin of the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years: An Investigation

Praise for Elaine Dewar Dewar is justly well known for her relentless research and we are fortunate to have her. -Philip Marchand, National Post Dewar is a keen observer of place and personality. -Publishers Weekly