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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.505 [SLACK_000719] · slack_pm:msg:05276

Date: 2021-02-09 16:20
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry
Topics: Biosafety and biosecurity Lab-leak / accidental release hypothesis WHO and international investigation

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-who-china-investigation-wu[...]021/02/09/2af3c44c6a79-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html "Just saying that they have really good safety protocols is not an answerin my view," said Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who was not among the scientists on the trip. "That alone does not put my mind at rest." "If the only information you'reallowing to be weighed is provided by the very people who have everything to lose by revealing such evidence, that just doesn't come close to passing the sniff test," said David A. Relman, a microbiologist at Stanford University."Raina MacIntyre, professor of biosecurity at the University of New South Wales in Australia, was also surprised to see the idea of a lab accident ruled out so quickly.

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Relman, a microbiologist at Stanford University."Raina MacIntyre, professor of biosecurity at the University of New South Wales in Australia, was also surprised to see the idea of a lab accident ruled out so quickly.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	denies

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Relman, a microbiologist at Stanford University."Raina MacIntyre, professor of biosecurity at the University of New South Wales in Australia, was also surprised to see the idea of a lab accident ruled out so quickly.

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denies

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2021-02-09 16:20 Robert F. Garry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-who-china-investigation-wu[...]021/02/09/2af3c44c6a79-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html "Just saying that they have really good safety protocols is not an answerin my view," said Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who was not among the scientists on the trip. "That alone does not put my mind at rest." "If the only information you'reallowing to be weighed is provided by the very people who have everything to lose by revealing such evidence, that just doesn't come close to passing the sniff test," said David A. Relman, a microbiologist at Stanford University."Raina MacIntyre, professor of biosecurity at the University of New South Wales in Australia, was also surprised to see the idea of a lab accident ruled out so quickly.
2021-02-09 16:35 Edward C. Holmes open

Rubbish reporting! (i) comments only from side; (ii) no reference to the full evidence that will be provided in the report. Just let the anti-GoF people talk why don't you.
2021-02-09 17:18 Robert F. Garry open

Pushback coming but that's expected- I'm guessing Raina who is quoted in the WashPost might not be too happy I called these conspiracy theories on 60 minutes Australia she's also in.
2021-02-09 17:29 Edward C. Holmes open

She's a renta-gob. Pisses off everyone

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