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Date
2021-05-07 16:49
Type
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recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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It's dangerous though - I mean: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-07 at 4.48.22 PM.png]

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  1. 2021-05-07 16:23 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Have any of you read the Wade article in a little more detail? I'm still going through it, but it's shockingly bad - Imean, almost every single paragraph contains complete falsehoods and misunderstandings(/representations?) ofbasic scientific concepts. I only skimmed it previously, but reading through this, I'm totally stumped. It's as if he has never read a biology book.
  2. 2021-05-07 16:47 Edward C. Holmes open
    I tried, but it made me so angry that I could literally feel my blood pressure begin to rise to dangerous levels so I hadto stop. I just can't read this shit otherwise it will kill me. Baltimore's quote is hilarious. I bet he was on the phone with Jesse.
  3. 2021-05-07 16:49 Kristian G. Andersen open
    I'm honestly laughing reading this - it's completely absurd.
  4. 2021-05-07 16:49 Kristian G. Andersen
    It's dangerous though - I mean: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-07 at 4.48.22 PM.png]
  5. 2021-05-07 16:50 Kristian G. Andersen open
    shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-07 at 4.49.59 PM.png
  6. 2021-05-07 16:50 Edward C. Holmes open
    Good points on the VOC/VOI stuff. I think the WHO proposal is simply about politics, particularly trying to avoid the association with particular places (which the press will totally ignore). The greek names is ok I guess and not afocanuba. All a bit pointless.
  7. 2021-05-07 16:50 Kristian G. Andersen open
    And, of course, this (too long for screen shot...) [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-07 at 4.50.27 PM.png]
  8. 2021-05-07 16:52 Kristian G. Andersen open
    @Robert Garry - I think it might be worth reaching out to GVN to see if they want to respond to this. I can't take the lead on something like this, but it's quite serious when a journalist as high profile as Wade (despite him being anidiot) is calling for people to "blame" virologists for the COVID-19 pandemic. It's shocking, frankly.

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