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1. 2021-03-24 05:09 Robert F. Garry open
   "WA1 was the actual lab escape" This is the crux of it!
2. 2021-03-24 05:10 Andrew Rambaut open
   That's what I would argue if I was wearing a tin foil hat. It is 3 SNPs closer to RaTG13
3. 2021-03-24 05:10 Andrew Rambaut open
   Cause that matters
4. 2021-03-24 05:11 Robert F. Garry open
   You would have to argue that WA1 escaped from the lab - lit a mini-burst wherein it picked up the 3 lineage B mutations then by incredible coincidence landed in the Huanan market animal stalls where it really took off.
5. 2021-03-24 05:14 Robert F. Garry
   Agree that WA1 is very important!
6. 2021-03-24 05:27 Robert F. Garry open
   IIRC there is published epi info that at least some of the lineage A cases frequented wet markets.
7. 2021-03-24 05:43 Robert F. Garry open
   The civet viruses from the second SC1 outbreak differed by a few snps from the civet viruses that started the first large SC1 outbreak, which is of course not surprising.
8. 2021-03-24 05:45 Robert F. Garry open
   https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/23/shi-zhengli-denies-chinese-military-wuhan-lab/ Shi giving public seminars and getting badgered by Parisites. Metzl is the worse kind of opportunist.
9. 2021-03-24 05:59 Robert F. Garry open
   Reminds me of the time I had just finished a talk on the Ebola outbreak at the 2015 Filo mtg. Described the death of6 colleagues etc. A prominent virologist fueled by Covidfaker's lies stood up after my talk and told the audience hewas starting an "investigation" in to our misdeeds. @Kristian Andersen will remember.

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