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[2021-03-31 06:38:23] [Robert Garry] Of course the early obfuscation by China on H2H transmission has nothing at all to do with origins. Nevertheless, Redfield brought this up on 60min, so I think the everTrumpers are coordinating a political strategy. Yes indeed - WHO did a piss-poor job not challenging the H2H misinformation, which I blame on bad science advisors. Likewise, the whole "it's not a airborne virus" crap from WHO is another abject failure. This is a place where Angie and I diverge (she's more forgiving of WHO for not stating clearly that the virus is - well - a respiratory virus). I blame again WHO's "science" team that appears to have been populated by idiots. Unfortunately that "team" included Lina Moses who was in Geneva with GOARN advising. LM: a big fomite advocate as in in fomites are the main transmission route (see also Covidfaker). CDC under Redfield had numerous royal fuck-ups too, but much better to point the finger at the CCP and "running dogs." [2021-03-31 11:57:27] [Robert Garry] https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/health/lab-leak-coronavirus-theory-comic-book-scn/index.html [2021-03-31 12:04:29] [Robert Garry] I'm thinking this is my favorite article I've ever been quoted in of all time. [2021-03-31 12:14:16] [Kristian Andersen] Haha, it's a good article - love the quotes Bob :wink: [2021-03-31 12:17:15] [Robert Garry] She did a good job - was just chatting with Angie this morning too about the info in the report of more than one market being involved in the early cases - didn't know then we were going to be quoted together. [2021-03-31 12:18:26] [Kristian Andersen] She's so good - I would never want to get into an argument with her. I'd be dead/ [2021-03-31 12:27:04] [Robert Garry] either that or you'd be wishing that you were. [2021-03-31 12:32:26] [Eddie Holmes] Pompeo's tweet is extraordinary [2021-03-31 12:50:06] [Robert Garry] Here's a report that is very pertinent to the Pompeo tweet. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/who-report-says-cov id-originated-in-bats-but-critics-claim-the-study-was-biased Daszak does a very good job here IMO. Mile's Yu also in the report was Pompeo's main point man on China - deep seated familial hatred of CCP/China. I suspect that Alina's family has similar stores to tell. [2021-03-31 12:57:40] [Kristian Andersen] Relman really is an idiot - I actually thought he was a good, solid scientist. Apparently not - doesn't understand "data" and "false equivalences". I guess he isn't alone. [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-03-31 at 12.56.43.png] [2021-03-31 12:59:05] [Robert Garry] Agreed - Another one who didn't read/understand the report.