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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.923 [SLACK_001137] · slack_pm:msg:09586

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Date
2021-06-04 22:09
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Edward C. Holmes
Topics
Natural origin / zoonotic spillover

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He emailed me as well. The pangolin stuff comes from Asher.

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  1. 2021-06-04 22:01 Edward C. Holmes open
    The Guardian journo told me that the State Dept fact sheet says that the WIV worked on pangolins and indeed it does: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-06-05 at 3.00.24 pm.png]
  2. 2021-06-04 22:01 Edward C. Holmes open
    Where are they getting that from?
  3. 2021-06-04 22:02 Edward C. Holmes open
    Obviously this is the Trump fact sheet
  4. 2021-06-04 22:05 Kristian G. Andersen open
    I have no idea - and Michael's answers back to me were confused... He's trying to see if he can get more info
  5. 2021-06-04 22:09 Edward C. Holmes
    He emailed me as well. The pangolin stuff comes from Asher.
  6. 2021-06-04 22:10 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Something tells me Asher is full of shit... I don't know - it's just a hunch..
  7. 2021-06-04 22:13 Edward C. Holmes open
    It gets worse: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57358492
  8. 2021-06-04 22:27 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Yeah, that story is nuts - he was hunted by a guy with a bazooka... It's Marc in my lab's old boss - crazy story.
  9. 2021-06-04 22:28 Edward C. Holmes open
    Yes, I know Marc. Good guy.

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