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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.789 [SLACK_001003] · slack_pm:msg:08215

Date: 2021-05-12 17:36
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen

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"And we agree that we should limit conclusions to those on which there are good data for support" - what he's saying- "we don't believe your conclusions in PO1 are supported by data".

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2021-05-12 17:33 Edward C. Holmes open

They are spectacularly naive.
2021-05-12 17:35 Kristian G. Andersen open

Last minute add to my email - "naive". Good call Mr. Andersen, good call. "Naive" is exactly the criticism they're going to receive from WHO and other folks who actual understand this type ofwork.
2021-05-12 17:36 Kristian G. Andersen

"And we agree that we should limit conclusions to those on which there are good data for support" - what he's saying- "we don't believe your conclusions in PO1 are supported by data".
2021-05-12 17:37 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes, exactly. I can't believe they are so naive to not realise how naive they are being.
2021-05-12 17:39 Kristian G. Andersen open

They can be naive at their own peril. I'm pretty certain this letter is going to look especially dumb about a year from now. The many immunologists on the letter will be "why the fuck did we agree to this?".
2021-05-12 17:40 Edward C. Holmes open

Yup. But it's a bed of their own making.
2021-05-12 17:41 Kristian G. Andersen open

Correct. It'll be interesting to see the press tomorrow - I assume most of it will be favorable to them, but we'll see. There'll beplenty of backlash later on.

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