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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.825 [SLACK_001039] · slack_pm:msg:08605

Date: 2021-05-17 12:54
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recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen

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Haven't read it yet, but from the summary: "... researchers are paying more attention to the possibility that the virus somehow leaked from the lab, though there's still nothing conclusive." Things like that pisses me off - "nothing conclusive" really has to be "no evidence".

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2021-05-17 11:53 Robert F. Garry open

The length of that Medium Post though - seems like the start of yet another book for sure.
2021-05-17 12:34 Robert F. Garry open

@Andrew Rambaut Thanks - WHO folks asked again about "peer-review" of the post so I may cut this to 1000 words and submit as Tech Report in response to Bloomshit. Just getting reaction from Bloom and Relman would be worth the effort.
2021-05-17 12:52 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/may/17/debating-origins-covid-19-virus-what-we-know-what-/
2021-05-17 12:53 Robert F. Garry open

Lots of names in this article.
2021-05-17 12:54 Kristian G. Andersen

Haven't read it yet, but from the summary: "... researchers are paying more attention to the possibility that the virus somehow leaked from the lab, though there's still nothing conclusive." Things like that pisses me off - "nothing conclusive" really has to be "no evidence".
2021-05-17 13:19 Robert F. Garry open

Exactly I did the best I could with them - Relman, Alina, eDim the whole circus got to weigh in.
2021-05-17 13:29 Edward C. Holmes open

This is all still the fall-out from Science thing. Nothing new. That's why we need to do the evidence based doc. Don't get me started on Butt Lesion...he just craves attention and will say anything to get it. He told the BBC/PBSfilmmaker that he knew about COVID in mid December. There are so many stories of the dirt he has done. I wonder what Daszak thinks?
2021-05-17 13:38 Edward C. Holmes open

Perhaps we can write send an Erratum to Nature saying his name was added by mistake and should be removed?
2021-05-17 13:59 Kristian G. Andersen open

Butt Lesion will regret this - he's going to look like the biggest idiot. Yes, need to nail down the evidence doc. Should we have a call to discuss - we 100% need this and probably soon.

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