Persbericht Covid rapport: samenvatting en vertaling

On December 2, 2024, the American Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic een uitgebreid eindrapport van 520 pagina's, getiteld “After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward”. The report provides insights and recommendations to better understand, prevent, and address future pandemics. Various ChatGPT summaries of the report are already doing the rounds. The past few years have taught us that sometimes it is more important what is communicated than what can actually be obtained from a report.

Therefore, special attention is paid to the press release of the committee. First their own summary as it was communicated to the press, then the full press release. Both translated into Dutch.

Summary of the press release: Final report COVID Select

Main findings and conclusions

1. Origin of COVID-19
   • Most likely caused by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
   • De Amerikaanse overheid financierde “gain-of-function” onderzoek via EcoHealth Alliance, wat risico's en gebrekkig toezicht blootlegde.
   • Studies point to deliberately manipulated information about the natural origin of the virus.
2. Financial abuses
   • Grote fraude bij hulpprogramma's zoals het Paycheck Protection Program ($64 miljard verloren) en werkloosheidsuitkeringen ($191 miljard).
   • Insufficient supervision of aid funds led to abuse by international fraudsters.
3. Response from government agencies
   • Measures such as lockdowns and mask regulations were often not scientifically substantiated.
   • Decisions such as long-term school closures caused permanent damage, including learning delays and an increase in psychological distress.
   • The WHO acted ineffectively and under the influence of political interests.
4. Vaccine development and policy
   • Vaccine mandates and the accelerated approval of vaccines have been controversial, with criticism of transparency and effectiveness.
   • Natural immunity was ignored in the creation of vaccine guidelines.
   • The vaccination policy undermined individual freedoms and aroused distrust.
5. Economic and social impact
   • More than 160,000 businesses closed, 60% of which were permanent.
   • Unemployment peaked at historic levels, with major consequences for low-wage workers.
   • Decisions such as Governor Cuomo's order on nursing homes caused additional deaths and cover-ups.
6. Obstruction and misinformation
   • Government agencies such as HHS, EcoHealth, and prominent figures (such as Dr. Fauci) delayed and blocked investigations.
   • There was manipulation of information by governments and social media platforms.

Recommendations for the future

• Verbetering van toezicht op risicovol onderzoek en overheidsprogramma's.
• Focus on transparency, accountability and integrity in leadership.
• Address systemic vulnerabilities to prevent fraud and abuse.

The report will be officially presented to Congress on December 4, 2024.

Translation of complete press release

Press release

Published: 2 December 2024

FINAL: COVID Select rondt 2-jarig onderzoek af en publiceert 500+ pagina's tellend eindverslag over de geleerde lessen en de weg vooruit

The most thorough investigation into the pandemic to date

WASHINGTON - Vandaag heeft de Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic haar twee jaar durende onderzoek naar de COVID-19 pandemie afgerond en een eindrapport uitgebracht met de titel “After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward”. Het eindrapport zal dienen als een routekaart voor het Congres, de uitvoerende macht en de particuliere sector om zich voor te bereiden en te reageren op toekomstige pandemieën. Sinds februari 2023 heeft de Select Subcommittee meer dan 100 onderzoeksbrieven verstuurd, meer dan 30 getranscribeerde interviews en getuigenverklaringen afgenomen, 25 hoorzittingen en vergaderingen gehouden en meer dan een miljoen pagina's aan documenten bekeken. Leden en medewerkers hebben corruptie op hoog niveau in de Amerikaanse gezondheidszorg aan het licht gebracht, de meest waarschijnlijke oorsprong van de pandemie bevestigd, COVID-19-misdadigers publiekelijk ter verantwoording geroepen, consensus tussen beide partijen bevorderd over belangrijke kwesties in verband met de pandemie en nog veel meer. Dit 520 pagina's tellende eindrapport beschrijft alle bevindingen van het onderzoek van de Select Subcommittee.

"This work will help the United States and the world predict the next pandemic, prepare for the next pandemic, protect against the next pandemic, and hopefully prevent the next pandemic. Members of the 119th Congress must continue and build on this work, there is more information to be found and honest actions to be taken," wrote chairman Wenstrup in a letter to Congress. "The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a distrust in leadership. Trust has to be earned. Accountability, transparency, honesty and integrity will regain this trust. A future pandemic will require an America-wide response led by people with no personal benefit or bias. We can always do better, and for the sake of future generations of Americans, we should. It can be done."

On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m., the Select Subcommittee will hold a discussion of the final report and officially submit the report to Congress. Prior to the discussion, the Select Subcommittee will also release additional supporting materials and recommendations.

Het volledige eindrapport van 520 pagina's is To be found here. A summary of the information is below.

The origins of the Corona Pandemic, including but not limited to the federal government's funding of Gain-of-Function research.

ORIGIN COVID-19: COVID-19 most likely originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. The FIVE strongest arguments in favor of the "lab leak" theory are:

1. The virus has a biological property that does not occur in nature.
2. Data show that all cases of COVID-19 are due to a single introduction in humans. This contradicts previous pandemics where there were multiple infections.
3. Wuhan is de thuisbasis van China's belangrijkste SARS-onderzoekslaboratorium, dat een geschiedenis heeft van het uitvoeren van “gain-of-function” onderzoek op ontoereikende bioveiligheidsniveaus.
4. Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers became ill with a COVID-like virus in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was detected on the wet market.
5. By almost all standards of science, a natural origin would have already surfaced, if there were evidence of it.

PROXIMAL ORIGIN PUBLICATION: “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publicatie - die herhaaldelijk werd gebruikt door volksgezondheidsfunctionarissen en de media om de lab-lek theorie in diskrediet te brengen - werd geïnitieerd door Dr. Fauci om het voorkeursverhaal te pushen dat COVID-19 in de natuur is ontstaan.

GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH: A laboratory-related incident with gain-of-function research is most likely the origin of COVID-19. Current government mechanisms for overseeing this dangerous gain-of-function research are incomplete, highly complicated, and not globally applicable.

ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC. (ECOHEALTH): EcoHealth - onder leiding van Dr. Peter Daszak - gebruikte Amerikaans belastinggeld om gevaarlijk “gain-of-function” onderzoek in Wuhan, China mogelijk te maken. Nadat de Select Subcommittee bewijs had vrijgegeven dat EcoHealth de voorwaarden van de subsidie van de National Institutes of Health (NIH) had geschonden, startte het Amerikaanse ministerie van Volksgezondheid en Human Services (HHS) een officiële uitsluitingsprocedure en schortte alle financiering aan EcoHealth op.

• New evidence also shows that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into EcoHealth's pandemic activities.

NIH ERRORS: NIH's procedures voor het financieren van en toezicht houden op potentieel gevaarlijk onderzoek zijn gebrekkig, onbetrouwbaar en vormen een ernstige bedreiging voor zowel de volksgezondheid als de nationale veiligheid. Bovendien bevorderde NIH een omgeving die het ontduiken van federale wetten op het bijhouden van gegevens stimuleerde, zoals blijkt uit de acties van Dr. David Morens en “FOIA Lady” Marge Moore.

De doeltreffendheid, effectiviteit en transparantie van het gebruik van belastinggeld en hulpprogramma's om de pandemie van het coronavirus aan te pakken, inclusief meldingen van verspilling, fraude of misbruik

COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING: Federal and state governments had significant gaps in coordination, were unprepared to oversee the allocation of COVID-19 relief funds, and failed to adequately identify waste, fraud, and misuse of taxpayer money during the pandemic.

PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM: Het programma ter bescherming van het loonstrookje - dat Amerikanen essentiële hulp bood in de vorm van leningen die konden worden kwijtgescholden als het geld werd gebruikt om ontberingen tijdens de pandemie te compenseren - werd overspoeld met frauduleuze claims waardoor ten minste 64 miljard dollar aan belastinggeld verloren ging aan fraudeurs en criminelen.

FRAUDULENT DISMISSAL APPLICATIONS: Fraudsters cost the U.S. taxpayer more than $191 billion by taking advantage of the federal government's unemployment system and abusing individuals' personally identifiable information.

SHORTCOMINGS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA): $200 million of taxpayer loss was lost due to the SBA's inability to properly supervise, implement internal controls and ensure that anti-fraud measures were in place.

TRANSNATIONAL FRAUD: Ten minste de helft van de belastingbetalersdollars die verloren gingen in COVID-19 hulpprogramma's werden gestolen door internationale fraudeurs.

TOEZICHT OP COVID-19-HULPPROGRAMMA'S: door hulpprogramma's uit te breiden zonder de juiste toezichtfuncties werden ernstige kwetsbaarheden in het systeem blootgelegd en werd de weg vrijgemaakt voor fraudeurs, internationale criminelen en buitenlandse tegenstanders om te profiteren van belastingbetalers.

The implementation or effectiveness of federal laws or rules applied, enacted, or contemplated to address the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for future pandemics

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO): De reactie van de WHO op de COVID-19 pandemie was een verwerpelijke mislukking omdat ze toegaf aan de druk van de Chinese Communistische Partij en de politieke belangen van China boven haar internationale verplichtingen stelde. Bovendien kan de nieuwste poging van de WHO om de problemen op te lossen die door de COVID-19 pandemie zijn verergerd - via een “pandemieverdrag” - de Verenigde Staten schaden.

SOCIAL DISTANCING: De “6 voet uit elkaar” sociale afstand aanbeveling - die scholen en kleine bedrijven in het hele land stillegde - was willekeurig en niet gebaseerd op wetenschap. Tijdens een getuigenis achter gesloten deuren getuigde Dr. Fauci dat de richtlijn “zomaar verscheen”.

MASK REGULATIONS: Er was geen sluitend bewijs dat maskers Amerikanen effectief beschermden tegen COVID-19. Volksgezondheidsambtenaren flipten over de doeltreffendheid van maskers zonder de Amerikanen wetenschappelijke gegevens te verstrekken - waardoor het wantrouwen bij het publiek enorm toenam.

LOCKDOWNS: Prolonged lockdowns caused immeasurable damage not only to the U.S. economy, but also to the mental and physical health of Americans, with a particularly negative effect on younger citizens. Instead of prioritizing the protection of the most vulnerable populations, the policies of federal and state governments forced millions of Americans to forgo crucial elements of healthy and financially healthy living.

PANDEMIC FAILURE IN NEW YORK: Het bevel van 25 maart van voormalig gouverneur Andrew Cuomo van New York - dat verpleeghuizen dwong om COVID-19 positieve patiënten te accepteren - was een medische fout. Het bewijs toont aan dat de heer Cuomo en zijn regering de tragische gevolgen van hun beleidsbeslissingen in de doofpot hebben gestopt in een kennelijke poging om zichzelf te beschermen tegen aansprakelijkheid.

• Evidence suggests that Mr. Cuomo knowingly made numerous false statements to the Select Subcommittee about key aspects of the COVID-19 disaster in New York nursing homes and the subsequent cover-up. The Select Subcommittee referred Mr. Cuomo to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS: President Trump's quickly implemented travel restrictions saved lives. During the transcribed interview with Dr. Fauci, he unequivocally agreed with every travel restriction enacted by the Trump administration. This testimony is at odds with the public narrative that the Trump administration's travel restrictions are xenophobic.

COVID-19 MISINFORMATION: Public health officials often spread misinformation through conflicting reporting, hasty responses, and a lack of transparency. In the most egregious examples of pervasive misinformation campaigns, off-label drug use and the lab leak theory were unfairly demonized by the federal government.

• De regering Biden gebruikte zelfs ondemocratische en waarschijnlijk ongrondwettelijke methoden - waaronder het onder druk zetten van sociale mediabedrijven om bepaalde COVID-19 inhoud te censureren - om wat zij beschouwde als desinformatie te bestrijden.

The development of vaccines and treatments and the development and implementation of vaccination policies for federal employees and members of the military

OPERATION WARP SPEED: President-elect Trump's Operation Warp Speed - die de snelle ontwikkeling en autorisatie van het COVID-19 vaccin aanmoedigde - was zeer succesvol en hielp miljoenen levens te redden.

COVID-19 VACCINE: Contrary to what was promised, the COVID-19 vaccine did not stop the spread or transmission of the virus.

APPROVED COVID-19 VACCINE: De FDA versnelde de goedkeuring van het COVID-19 vaccin om te voldoen aan de arbitraire tijdlijn van het mandaat van de regering Biden. Twee vooraanstaande wetenschappers van de FDA waarschuwden hun collega's voor de gevaren van het overhaasten van het goedkeuringsproces van het vaccin en de kans op bijwerkingen. Ze werden genegeerd en dagen later stelde de regering Biden het vaccin verplicht.

VACCINE MANDATES: Vaccine mandates were not backed by science and did more harm than good. The Biden administration forced healthy Americans to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates that trampled on individual freedoms, harmed military readiness, and ignored medical freedom to force a new vaccine on millions of Americans without sufficient evidence to support their policy decisions.

NATURAL IMMUNITY: Volksgezondheidsfunctionarissen waren betrokken bij een gecoördineerde inspanning om natuurlijke immuniteit te negeren - die verworven is door eerdere COVID-19 infectie - bij het ontwikkelen van vaccinrichtlijnen en mandaten.

VACCINATION DAMAGE REPORTING SYSTEMS: Vaccine injury reporting systems created confusion, failed to properly inform the U.S. public about vaccine harm, and worsened public confidence in vaccine safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VACCINATION DAMAGE COMPENSATION: The government fails to handle compensation claims for COVID-19 vaccine injuries efficiently, fairly and transparently.

The economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and the associated government response on individuals, communities, small businesses, health care providers, states, and local government agencies

IMPACT ON BUSINESS: Federal and state governments imposed mandatory closures that were the primary cause of temporary and permanent business closures. More than 160,000 businesses closed as a result of the pandemic, 60% of which were permanent. For the companies that stayed or reopened, the lack of diversity in the supply chain exacerbated the problems of the pandemic and exacerbated existing disparities.

CONSEQUENCES FOR HEALTH CARE: The American healthcare system suffered serious damage from the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced reduced quality of care, longer waiting times, shorter medical appointments, and missed diagnoses.

CONSEQUENCES FOR EMPLOYEES: De werkloosheid steeg tot een niveau dat sinds de Grote Depressie niet meer was voorgekomen. Te brede verzachtende maatregelen - waaronder de nu ontkrachte “6 feet apart” richtlijn - troffen onevenredig veel sectoren met laagbetaalde werknemers.

FEDERAL RESERVE: The Federal Reserve's aggressive, early, and unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented a severe economic downturn. This continued approach also contributed to staggering inflation.

The societal impact of decisions to close schools, how the decisions were made, and whether there is evidence of widespread learning loss or other negative effects as a result of these decisions

COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES: "Science" has never justified prolonged school closures. Children were unlikely to contribute to the spread of COVID-19 or suffer from severe illness or mortality. Instead, as a result of school closures, children experienced historical learning loss, higher rates of psychological distress, and reduced physical well-being.

INFLUENCE OF THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC): The Biden administration's CDC broke a precedent and provided a political teachers' organization with access to its scientific guidelines for reopening schools. Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky asked the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for specific language for the guidelines, even going so far as to accept numerous edits from the AFT.

AFT INFLUENCE: Scholen bleven langer dicht dan nodig was door de politieke bemoeienis van de AFT met de richtlijnen van de CDC voor heropening van scholen. AFT is een politieke vakbond, geen wetenschappelijke organisatie, die pleitte voor verzachtende maatregelen die de sluiting van scholen verlengden - waaronder een automatische sluitings “trigger”.

• Witnesses revealed that AFT chairman Weingarten had a direct phone line with former CDC director Walensky.

LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Standardized test scores show that children have lost decades of academic progress due to the COVID-19 school closures. Mental and physical health problems skyrocketed: the number of suicide attempts among girls aged 12-17 increased by 51%.

Collaboration of the Executive Branch and others with Congress, Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, and others in connection with oversight of preparedness for and response to the coronavirus pandemic

HHS OBSTRUCTION: The Biden administration's HHS has waged a multi-year campaign of delay, confusion, and non-responsiveness in an effort to thwart the Select Subcommittee's investigation and hide evidence that could incriminate or embarrass senior public health officials. It appears that the HHS has even intentionally under-resourced the department that responds to requests for legislative oversight.

ECOHEALTH OBSTRUCTION: EcoHealth's chairman, Dr. Peter Daszak, obstructed the Select Subcommittee's investigation by providing publicly available information, instructing his staff to reduce the size and pace of productions, and falsifying documents before they were made public. Further, Dr. Daszak made false statements to Congress.

DR. DAVID MORENS: Dr. Fauci's hoofdadviseur, Dr. David Morens, belemmerde opzettelijk het onderzoek van de Selecte Subcommissie, loog waarschijnlijk meerdere malen tegen het Congres, verwijderde onwettig federale COVID-19 dossiers en deelde niet-openbare informatie over NIH subsidieprocessen met EcoHealth voorzitter Dr. Peter Daszak.

NEW YORK OBSTRUCTION: De uitvoerende macht van New York - op dit moment geleid door gouverneur Kathy Hochul - bewerkte documenten, deed talloze onwettige beweringen over voorrechten en hield duizenden documenten achter zonder duidelijke wettelijke basis om het onderzoek van de Select Subcommittee naar het falen van voormalig gouverneur Cuomo tijdens de pandemie te dwarsbomen.