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Thought so. If 3 staff were sick enough to go to hospital then any outbreak at WIV must have been substantial.

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If 3 staff were sick enough to go to hospital then any outbreak at WIV must have been substantial.	quoted / not their view	hypothetical conditional framing	asserts

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If 3 staff were sick enough to go to hospital then any outbreak at WIV must have been substantial.

quoted / not their view

hypothetical conditional framing

asserts

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2021-05-23 16:55 Robert F. Garry open

The letter is pure dynamite - we need to get it out ASAP.
2021-05-23 17:04 Edward C. Holmes open

Spectacular!
2021-05-23 17:48 Edward C. Holmes open

I can't read this. Is there anything of note in it: https://www.wsj.com/articles/intelligence-on-sick-staff-at-wuhan-lab-fuels-debate-on-covid-19-origin-11621796228
2021-05-23 18:07 Kristian G. Andersen open

Nope, it's _exactly_ the same as previously reported - NO new information.
2021-05-23 18:11 Edward C. Holmes

Thought so. If 3 staff were sick enough to go to hospital then any outbreak at WIV must have been substantial.
2021-05-23 18:16 Edward C. Holmes open

And of course, the molecular clock dates put the origin of the virus back to September or so
2021-05-23 18:16 Robert F. Garry open

I'll send in the morning (i have to be on the University network to get full access).
2021-05-23 18:20 Edward C. Holmes open

CNN have it better: "The current intelligence reinforces the belief that the virus most likely originated naturally, from animal-human contact, the sources said. But that does not preclude the possibility that the virus was the result of anaccidental leak from the Wuhan Institute, where coronavirus research was being conducted on bats."
2021-05-23 18:53 Robert F. Garry open

@Robert Garry Rosanna too [shared file(s): image.png]