國際多專家聯合聲援中國戰疫工作，強烈譴責“陰謀論”
文 / 周亦川 編 / 袁月
【搜狐健康】2月19日，《柳葉刀》網站發佈一份來自國際多名公共衛生領域專家聯合聲明，他們一致表示了對中國全方位的抗擊新型冠狀病毒的所做努力的大力支持。
美國科羅拉多州柯林斯堡科羅拉多州立大學Charles Calisher，德國柏林大學醫學院Christian Drosten，西班牙馬德里國家生物技術中心Luis Enjuanes等27名專家在聯合聲明中指出：作為公共衛生科學家，我們密切關注新型冠狀病毒疾病(COVID-19)的出現，並深切關注其對全球健康和福祉的影響。我們看到，中國的科學家、公共衛生專業人員和醫療專業人員一直在勤奮和有效地工作，以迅速查明此次疫情背後的病原體，並採取重大措施減少其影響，與全球衛生界透明地分享他們的結果。這一努力非常顯著。
我們簽署這份聲明是為了聲援所有在COVID-19疫情挑戰期間，繼續拯救生命和保護全球健康的中國科學家和衛生專業人員。我們的中國同行站在最前沿，抗擊這一新的病毒威脅，我們都站在一起。
關於此次疫情的快速、公開和透明的數據共享，現在正受到關於其來源的謠言和誤傳的威脅。我們一起強烈譴責認為COVID-19沒有自然起源的“陰謀論”。現在，通過多國的科學家對COVID-19的病原體基因組分析，能夠壓倒性地得出結論：這種冠狀病毒起源於野生動物，就像許多其他新出現的病原體一樣。
美國國家科學、工程和醫學研究院院長以及他們所代表的科學界的研究進一步證實了這一點。陰謀論只會製造恐懼、謠言和偏見，危及我們對抗這種病毒的全球合作。我們支持世衛組織總幹事呼籲促進科學證據和團結，反對錯誤信息和猜測。我們希望中國的科學和衛生專業人員，知道我們都在支持你們對抗這種病毒。
我們邀請其他人和我們一起支持武漢和中國各地的科學家、公共衛生專業人員和醫學專業人員。與我們在前線的同事站在一起！
We are public health scientists who have closely followed the emergence of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and are deeply concerned about its impact on global health and wellbeing. We have watched as the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China, in particular, have worked diligently and effectively to rapidly identify the pathogen behind this outbreak, put in place significant measures to reduce its impact, and share their results transparently with the global health community. This effort has been remarkable.
We sign this statement in solidarity with all scientists and health professionals in China who continue to save lives and protect global health during the challenge of the COVID-19 outbreak. We are all in this together, with our Chinese counterparts in the forefront, against this new viral threat.
The rapid, open, and transparent sharing of data on this outbreak is now being threatened by rumours and misinformation around its origins. We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin. Scientists from multiple countries have published and analysed genomes of the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and they overwhelmingly conclude that this coronavirus originated in wildlife, as have so many other emerging pathogens.
This is further supported by a letter from the presidents of the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and by the scientific communities they represent. Conspiracy theories do nothing but create fear, rumours, and prejudice that jeopardise our global collaboration in the fight against this virus. We support the call from the Director-General of WHO to promote scientific evidence and unity over misinformation and conjecture. We want you, the science and health professionals of China, to know that we stand with you in your fight against this virus.
We invite others to join us in supporting the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of Wuhan and across China. Stand with our colleagues on the frontline!
The lancet
Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30418-9/fulltext#%20
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