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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.201 [SLACK_000415] · slack_pm:msg:02087

Date: 2020-10-01 20:41
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes
Topics: Wuhan Institute of Virology collaboration

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Oh, and obviously, our patient was sequenced in Shanghai (and was a fish market worker). So, clearly sequencing contamination at WIV.

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2020-10-01 20:28 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yeah, I have a REALLY hard time seeing how George wouldn't have known (I think it was the interview with Zhang where it was mentioned? And btw - Zhang = Times 100, which is pretty cool!)
2020-10-01 20:31 Edward C. Holmes open

He bloody knew. No doubt. Yes, I was the go-between with TIME and Zhang. I told him not to do it - I thought there might be trouble - but his ego got the better of him.
2020-10-01 20:35 Edward C. Holmes open

Zhang has now been booted out of China CDC and is now full-time in Shanghai. George is absolutely furious with him for stealing his glory. At the end of the day, it's allo about ego.
2020-10-01 20:38 Edward C. Holmes open

The other thing is that sequencing report I sent was from WeChat. This chat was all over social media in China. And yet there is no chat about nothing from WIV.
2020-10-01 20:41 Edward C. Holmes

Oh, and obviously, our patient was sequenced in Shanghai (and was a fish market worker). So, clearly sequencing contamination at WIV.
2020-10-01 20:41 Robert F. Garry open

Trump begins quarantine as close aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus President Trump told Fox News's Sean Hannity during a live interview Thursday night that he and the first lady were tested after they learned about Hicks and were planning to quarantine. Hicks traveled with the president several times this week.
2020-10-01 20:42 Robert F. Garry open

Trump in quarantine is a pretty big deal - this will be interesting...
2020-10-01 20:42 Kristian G. Andersen open

Let's hope he stays there.
2020-10-01 20:43 Edward C. Holmes open

For the next 20 years.

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