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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.854 [SLACK_001068] · slack_pm:msg:08886

Date: 2021-05-21 17:22
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes
Topics: Wuhan Institute of Virology collaboration Lab-leak / accidental release hypothesis

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WIV are in an impossible position: don't release the data and they are accused of hiding it, release it and they are accused of faking it. Having no PCR/antibody positives at the WIV and they are accused of lying, having n = 1 caseat WIV then that would be patient zero.

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Statement	Grade	Attribution	Stance
WIV are in an impossible position: don't release the data and they are accused of hiding it, release it and they are accused of faking it.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts
Having no PCR/antibody positives at the WIV and they are accused of lying, having n = 1 caseat WIV then that would be patient zero.	quoted / not their view	hypothetical conditional framing	asserts

Statement

Grade

Attribution

Stance

WIV are in an impossible position: don't release the data and they are accused of hiding it, release it and they are accused of faking it.

own voice, substantive

speaker_own

asserts

Having no PCR/antibody positives at the WIV and they are accused of lying, having n = 1 caseat WIV then that would be patient zero.

quoted / not their view

hypothetical conditional framing

asserts

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2021-05-21 17:16 Edward C. Holmes open

Ah yes, I remember now.
2021-05-21 17:17 Kristian G. Andersen open

But yeah - I _could_ have waited ten minutes... Others found the paper before me though
2021-05-21 17:18 Edward C. Holmes open

Jonathan Eisen is a stand-up guy on this.
2021-05-21 17:19 Kristian G. Andersen open

He is. He's able to keep a cool head.
2021-05-21 17:22 Edward C. Holmes

WIV are in an impossible position: don't release the data and they are accused of hiding it, release it and they are accused of faking it. Having no PCR/antibody positives at the WIV and they are accused of lying, having n = 1 caseat WIV then that would be patient zero.

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