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I like the mechano CoV

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2021-05-12 02:10 Andrew Rambaut open

@Kristian Andersen I think he sees it in a similar way - he probably doesn't believe it is true but thinks it can betested. The problem is that it can be tested in the same way he tested the OPV hypothesis - by going out and findingit in the animals. Not by trying to get access to lab books
2021-05-12 02:13 Andrew Rambaut open

I think possibly pressing the idea that they are alleging a conspiracy and cover up. Obviously they may have been but there is no evidence of one so they are essentially libelling people. If there was a conspiracy and cover up then getting access to the lab won't help because there was a cover-up.
2021-05-12 02:16 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes, very well put. It has always struck me that they are accusing people of lying and covering up and don't seem tobe appreciate this fact (apart from Alina).
2021-05-12 02:16 Edward C. Holmes open

I just found this: https://healthfeedback.org/did-the-covid-19-virus-originate-from-a-lab-or-nature-exami[...]-for-different-hypotheses-of-the-novel-coronavirus-origins/
2021-05-12 03:07 Andrew Rambaut

I like the mechano CoV
2021-05-12 03:29 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes, very clever.
2021-05-12 03:30 Andrew Rambaut open

I want to make one