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[2020-08-27 02:05:27] [Andrew Rambaut] Of course there was that crazy and well-entrenched dogma that flu pandemics occur every 11 years. Surprised no one suggested sunspot cycles then (or perhaps they did). [2020-08-27 02:06:40] [Andrew Rambaut] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291401/ [2020-08-27 07:03:58] [Kristian Andersen] [thread - ID: 2020-08-26 17:23:37] @Kristian Andersen Agreed - some really strange things going on in that case report. Plus, unlike the HKU report, the US folks clearly don't understand sequencing very well - it's almost cute when they talk about the virus sequencing part ;) [2020-08-27 07:10:55] [Andrew Rambaut] [thread - ID: 2020-08-26 17:23:37] @Kristian Andersen Wrote a quick report on the HK phylogenetics for the UK gov people: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmK2rYN1qaZOF13y_KPInNexnFzY2njUraWWSLr8p4k/edit# But basically it is either real or a tube mix up with other samples from March. [2020-08-27 07:48:49] [Kristian Andersen] [thread - ID: 2020-08-26 17:23:37] @Kristian Andersen Yup, I agree with that assessment. And again - we know that reinfections must occur, so this single case really doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know IMO (and my issue is then that it very well could be a mix-up - because formally showing that reinfections _do_ occur is obviously important. Only, we shouldn't extrapolate from that to concepts of population immunity and vaccines, etc...) [2020-08-27 12:03:17] [Kristian Andersen] Bob and I are now officially in the same 'Family' as the Grand Wizard of EgoHealth. I guess he didn't burn all his bridges at NIH... https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/niaid-establishes-centers-research-emerging-infectious-diseases [2020-08-27 14:23:37] [Eddie Holmes] Congrats! I was a bit puzzled by some of the recipients. Nikos is a great, but a complete fruit cake. [2020-08-27 14:46:51] [Kristian Andersen] Disappointing to see Helen write about the EgoHealth grant, as opposed to writing about how great it is that NIAID will be supporting these centers with an $82 million commitment... https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/27/nih-award s-grant-to-ecohealth-alliance-months-after-uproar-over-political-interference/ [2020-08-27 15:20:24] [Kristian Andersen] I also had no idea Jenn was part of GVP. Interesting. http://www.globalviromeproject.org/leadership-team [2020-08-28 01:02:23] [Andrew Rambaut] She is best buddies with Peter - but seems like a COI now she works for Gates. [2020-08-28 01:05:33]