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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.681 [SLACK_000895] · slack_pm:msg:07135

Date: 2021-04-06 03:07
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry
Topics: Wuhan Institute of Virology collaboration

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This is *huge*. 10s of millions of animals - legal traffic/illegal traffick. Daszak said a $70B industry. So many opportunities for CoV transfer*. As stated, "The whole WIV thing is a distraction from the real story."* More of adistraction is the notion that a few grad students/postdocs trapping bats is somehow equal in scope to this massiveenterprise. It would also shock me to find that they actually shut down all the "farms." Maybe a few for "show." Itwould literally be the same $$$ as shutting down all the cattle farms and ranches in the US.

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As stated, "The whole WIV thing is a distraction from the real story."* More of adistraction is the notion that a few grad students/postdocs trapping bats is somehow equal in scope to this massiveenterprise.

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2021-04-06 03:07 Robert F. Garry

This is *huge*. 10s of millions of animals - legal traffic/illegal traffick. Daszak said a $70B industry. So many opportunities for CoV transfer*. As stated, "The whole WIV thing is a distraction from the real story."* More of adistraction is the notion that a few grad students/postdocs trapping bats is somehow equal in scope to this massiveenterprise. It would also shock me to find that they actually shut down all the "farms." Maybe a few for "show." Itwould literally be the same $$$ as shutting down all the cattle farms and ranches in the US.
2021-04-06 03:09 Robert F. Garry open

"I'm also confused by the WHO report from November which said their were live wild mammals present at the market prior to Dec. 31, 2019 and the latest study team report which takes the market authority and one Huanan manager's word for it that there were no live wild mammals at the market at that time." not confusing at all - theyscrubbed it.
2021-04-06 03:33 Andrew Rambaut open

This is what the 'internet detectives' should be investigating!
2021-04-06 04:08 Edward C. Holmes open

I need to keep this guy on the case.
2021-04-06 04:08 Robert F. Garry open

Same exact reasoning that PETA focuses on scientists instead of the food industry. Much easier to target ppl like Shi and Eddie than some faceless "cowboys."

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