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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.625 [SLACK_000839] · slack_pm:msg:06548

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Date
2021-03-24 04:53
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes
speaker
Andrew Rambaut

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These are the environmental samples put on GISAID by George? All identical to Wuhan-Hu-1?

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  1. 2021-03-24 04:40 Robert F. Garry open
    https://www.cp24.com/world/who-team-finds-signs-of-wider-covid-19-outbreak-in-wuhan-in-dec-2019-1.5309140
  2. 2021-03-24 04:47 Robert F. Garry open
    So I think that I read that they were able to map the positive environmental sampleson the map that PD is rolling upin the picture. We also heard that at least some of the samples 'mapped" to the live animal stalls, including the grate under Eddie's raccoon dogs.
  3. 2021-03-24 04:53 Andrew Rambaut
    These are the environmental samples put on GISAID by George? All identical to Wuhan-Hu-1?
  4. 2021-03-24 04:53 Robert F. Garry open
    I agree that being able to culture live virus from the environmental samples means Cts in the mid to low 20s. Viable virus clearly - the complete (near complete) genomes from one pass on Vero cells are on GISAID. maybe the the Chinese database too.
  5. 2021-03-24 04:54 Andrew Rambaut open
    Makes me think that 'lineage A' was a different market (possibly A.1 - i.e., WA1 too).
  6. 2021-03-24 04:55 Robert F. Garry open
    YES! :100:
  7. 2021-03-24 04:57 Robert F. Garry open
    The lineage A and B is a big clue - argues against lab leak - otherwise the nefarious Shi and her henchmen seedednot one but 2 markets with two lineages to cover their tracks?

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