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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.509 [SLACK_000723] · slack_pm:msg:05322

Date: 2021-02-11 14:19
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry

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Agree - also agree with this: "Marion Koopmans, a Dutch virologist on the WHO team, echoed that concern. "From what we know about serology, out of 92 cases you would at least have some positives," she said." She right - if they were doing the tests right there would be some positives. What about that Italian4 year old with the supposed positive pcr - they could test his blood for antibodies. Almost inconceivable they didn't.

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2021-02-11 13:27 Kristian G. Andersen open

Bob - do you have a pdf of the WSJ article?
2021-02-11 13:35 Robert F. Garry open

here you go [shared file(s): Possible Early Covid-19 Cases in China Emerge During WHO Mission - WSJ.pdf]
2021-02-11 13:52 Edward C. Holmes open

Not sure if this is something or nothing. I'll need to have a chat with Dominic.
2021-02-11 14:01 Andrew Rambaut open

Need the ages. Also why don't they have a hell of a lot more in December? 80 in Oct/Nov would mean 100s in Dec.
2021-02-11 14:19 Robert F. Garry

Agree - also agree with this: "Marion Koopmans, a Dutch virologist on the WHO team, echoed that concern. "From what we know about serology, out of 92 cases you would at least have some positives," she said." She right - if they were doing the tests right there would be some positives. What about that Italian4 year old with the supposed positive pcr - they could test his blood for antibodies. Almost inconceivable they didn't.
2021-02-11 15:14 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/behind-the-scenes-of-donald-mcneils-new-york-times-exit
2021-02-11 16:12 Edward C. Holmes open

Was he really that important for COVID or is that his self-created myth?
2021-02-11 17:08 Kristian G. Andersen open

WSJ News Exclusive - Possible Early Covid-19 Cases in China Emerge During WHO Mission! ... wait, we investigated and actually those weren't early COVID-19 cases. But fuck it, we already wrote the article,so here we go. :man-facepalming:
2021-02-11 17:14 Edward C. Holmes open

The reporting on the WHO mission has been largely shit.

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