"Colorado Virus Lab Staff Bitten by Covid-Infected Hamsters and Disease-Ridden Bats"
Documents obtained by the White Coat Waste Project reveal at least 50 incidents involving safety control lapses at Colorado State University's taxpayer-funded lab between 2020 and 2023, including workers being bitten by Covid-infected hamsters, splashed with blood from mice with tuberculosis, and scratched by rabies-infected cats. The reports were not disclosed to the public, raising concerns about transparency and public trust in America's public health institutions. The university's plan to construct a new bat lab has sparked safety concerns, as the facility has been fined for violating the Animal Welfare Act and has a history of lab accidents involving infectious agents.