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[thread - ID: 2021-10-12 14:29:59] @Andrew Rambaut All because of P681R? I doubt it - I think this bugger might have some tricks outside that spike protein we so fondly focus on... [2021-10-12 23:32:49] [Andrew Rambaut] [thread - ID: 2021-10-12 14:29:59] @Andrew Rambaut We are looking into that but it has remarkably few other 'defining' mutations - one in M, a couple in N, a couple in 3a and a couple in 7a. [2021-10-13 13:29:52] [Robert Garry] In all seriousness though we probably do need to let someone like the CIA or the White House know about Q61-70. George Gao and probably a lot of other people have the sequences and it's a pretty good bet that there is a reason why they are missing. Early on all the info did was confirm what George and others already knew - the virus came in with the illegal animals. China decided that put China squarely to blame, hence the cover-up. [2021-10-13 13:40:25] [Kristian Andersen] Let's see what we can achieve on our own before moving up the line... [2021-10-13 13:47:15] [Andrew Rambaut] https://virological.org/t/oct-2021-evd-case-in-drc-linked-to-2018-2020-nord-kivu-evd-outbreak/762 [2021-10-13 13:49:06] [Kristian Andersen] What is going on??!! [2021-10-13 13:49:33] [Kristian Andersen] Is there a spill-back reservoir we're missing? [2021-10-13 13:54:00] [Andrew Rambaut] Just never had this many survivors before [2021-10-13 13:54:15] [Andrew Rambaut] Vaccinated and treated with ABs [2021-10-13 13:56:36] [Eddie Holmes] @Kristian Andersen Sorry, but I can't give permission for my emails being released in any form (i.e. even via Jon) because I've been told that will set a precedent. I've had a bunch of FOIAs that want all my correspondence with China. I don't care if they are released without my permission, as in the Fauci set, but I can't formally agree under any circumstances. I also don't think it will help. I'll reply to Jeremy later. [2021-10-13 13:56:38] [Kristian Andersen] The former we have had previously, the latter not. [2021-10-13 13:58:20] [Kristian Andersen]