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Hey @Robert Garry I got the poster today. Many thanks! [shared file(s): CF45E72C-980B-482C-A12C-C5216D485945_1_105_c.jpeg]

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2021-04-30 14:39 Kristian G. Andersen open

I _do_ wish Shi would put that fucking database back up though - I don't understand what that is about.
2021-04-30 14:40 Kristian G. Andersen open

DISTRACT keeps milking that one and they get credit for it every time.
2021-04-30 14:48 Edward C. Holmes open

It may not be Shi. I agree that it's not a good look and could easily be fixed. Although, I do like the idea of the Chinese military putting the viruses they are working on in a publicly accessible database (and presenting their asposters at a conference while in uniform).
2021-04-30 14:51 Andrew Rambaut open

Open Science like all the hipsters are doing
2021-04-30 14:52 Andrew Rambaut

Hey @Robert Garry I got the poster today. Many thanks! [shared file(s): CF45E72C-980B-482C-A12C-C5216D485945_1_105_c.jpeg]
2021-04-30 14:52 Kristian G. Andersen open

The issue is - it goes with their narrative that they were digging around mines and in fact already had the virus in the lab
2021-04-30 14:55 Edward C. Holmes open

Oh there's an amazing conspiracy if you want to see it. I can't see WIV releasing any info as it will be a loss of face.
2021-04-30 14:56 Kristian G. Andersen open

Presumably if SARS-CoV-2 was in their database they'd just delete it...
2021-04-30 14:56 Kristian G. Andersen open

And yeah, I agree - they have nothing to gain and everything to lose since I'm sure if they released it, DISTRACT would just move the goal post - as they always do. Still bothers me though.