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[Kristian Andersen] Pretty sure that's what BA.2 did as well (while being even more transmissible - which is unreal!) [2022-04-08 07:56:33] [Andrew Rambaut] The question is, did BA.2 require previous peak of BA.1 to make a second peak? Obviously it would still be able to create a first peak in countries where it was the first Omicron. [2022-04-08 07:57:06] [Andrew Rambaut] The other thing I am really wondering about now is the 69/70del - it really seems to alternate in UK [2022-04-08 07:57:59] [Andrew Rambaut] (OK, only P=0.5^3 so far but if BA.4 takes off that would be P=0.0625 [2022-04-08 07:59:19] [Robert Garry] https://twitter.com/JamesCTobias/status/1512421544198348802 Meanwhile FOIA drama continues... [2022-04-08 08:02:09] [Andrew Rambaut] Jeez they are going to be disappointed when they finally get these things. [2022-04-08 08:02:33] [Andrew Rambaut] I think it is probably NIH just trolling them to keep them distracted from their Antivaxx misinformation campaign [2022-04-08 09:02:47] [Robert Garry] Alina gets this wrong- it's not an NIH trade secret - it's am @Kristian Andersen trade secret - and the NIH is 100% right to withhold the contents based on that FOIA exemption. [shared file(s): image.png] [2022-04-08 09:04:16] [Robert Garry] THE trade secret exemption is actually the most powerful of all the antiFOIA "Infinity Stones." [2022-04-08 09:51:05] [Andrew Rambaut] Yeah - Merica being capitalist an all. [2022-04-08 09:53:09] [Robert Garry] INdeed. [2022-04-08 21:35:39] [Robert Garry] Obviously - @Kristian Andersen has a right to protect his Original Leaker :tm: IP.! [2022-04-11 21:14:10] [Kristian Andersen] Ian has access to the PO GDoc... Given his erratic behavior as of late, should I cut him off? He only has access to the main document (including, of course, version history). [2022-04-11 21:26:45]