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Date
2021-02-14 08:07
Type
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recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/politics-was-always-room-who-mission-chief-reflects-china-trip-seekingcovid-19-s Ben Embarek defended the much-debated press conference, *explained why the lab escape hypothesis has in fact not been ruled out,* and summarized what was learned about when, where, and how SARS-CoV-2 first infected humans. Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.

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  1. 2021-02-14 07:15 Kristian G. Andersen open
    13 additional sequences from December? https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/14/health/who-mission-china-intl/index.html
  2. 2021-02-14 07:41 Robert F. Garry open
    Good quotes Eddie!
  3. 2021-02-14 07:43 Andrew Rambaut open
    Lets not forget that Imperial estimated 400-2000 (or thereabouts) at the beginning of January based on the exports. Iam sure they were right.
  4. 2021-02-14 08:07 Robert F. Garry
    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/politics-was-always-room-who-mission-chief-reflects-china-trip-seekingcovid-19-s Ben Embarek defended the much-debated press conference, *explained why the lab escape hypothesis has in fact not been ruled out,* and summarized what was learned about when, where, and how SARS-CoV-2 first infected humans. Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
  5. 2021-02-14 08:11 Robert F. Garry open
    *"Q: So it will be investigated further, just not by you and your team?* *A:* It's not something we're going to pursue in the coming weeks and months. But our assessment is out there, and the topic is on the table. This is to me a big achievement, because for the past year it was *Mission Impossible* toeven discuss it or even put it on the table or on the agenda of any meeting or discussion". Where have I heard this before?

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