Slack / Private Message Drop — page 427

positive samples. More recently, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was identified in an oropharyngeal swab specimen collected from a child with suspected measles in Italy in early December 2019 [Amendola et al., EID]. In addition, the amplified 470-bp fragment of the spike gene from the child showed 100% identical to that of SARS-CoV-2. All these studies highlight the potential cryptic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in some European countries before the first reported case in respective country, whose implications for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 clearly require further investigation." [2021-01-19 18:37:55] [Eddie Holmes] You should be corresponding Bob, but I don't mind going last (or 2nd). [2021-01-19 18:38:50] [Eddie Holmes] Weifeng is clearly being told to tow the party line...I'm going to have to take my name off otherwise it will undermine my credibility. Thoughts? [2021-01-19 18:44:23] [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, clearly a party line here - which is pretty horrible. It's the fucking blame game from the US causing this. Let's make Eddie last [2021-01-19 18:44:53] [Kristian Andersen] And yeah - I'd take my name off it - language like this is going to raise eyebrows and I don't think you want to be part of that [2021-01-19 18:45:17] [Eddie Holmes] Agreed, thanks. I'll use all the tact I can muster to get out of this. I might offer to edit the English but not be an author. What a fucking mess. [2021-01-19 18:49:55] [Kristian Andersen] Talking about a fucking mess - look at how Carl Z is quoting me in the NYT [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-01-19 at 6.47.19 PM.png] [2021-01-19 18:50:08] [Kristian Andersen] Now, look at my full quote [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-01-19 at 6.47.52 PM.png] [2021-01-19 18:50:30] [Kristian Andersen] That is fucking bullshit - I trusted Carl to actual do a good job. [2021-01-19 18:50:38] [Eddie Holmes] Bastard! Did you correct him?? [2021-01-19 18:51:33] [Kristian Andersen] I didn't, but I'll push the whole quote - that's really disingenuous since it makes me sound as if I agree with these monkeys. [2021-01-19 18:57:05] [Eddie Holmes] Totally! Bloody out of order.