The NIH Director invited a conspiracy theorist to present his evidence-free,views on how the pandemic started. So I brought my co-conspirators to set them straight.
I saw what was likely COVID enter the U.S. in late December 2019 at my hospital in Southern California. I also saw Wuhan’s healthcare system appear overwhelmed by mid-January.
The HSM story is not believable; the virus was likely already well seeded in December. COVID does not behave in a way that leaves clear, “made-for-TV” origin trails. It spreads too quickly and includes too many mild cases.
The HSM was an obvious ruse that would have been simple to execute. It would only require control over lab sampling, which they had, and only a few would know.
Diversions have historical precedent with bio-accidents.
Highly recommend everyone still consider avoiding crowds, masking in public with N95. Our family of 3 used to get 2 respiratory illnesses per year typically < 2020 when working onsite, but since 2020 and Covid, have MERV 16 filter, N95 mask and ZERO Covid, other respiratory illnesses for 3 of us in 6 years
If USA/China ever did cause Covid, USA/China would be liable for trillions in losses around the world. I would have expected if this was caused by USA/China, would have thought they would actively hide this, not promote the idea
It’s great to hear from the experts that actually done the experiment to address this question.
I saw what was likely COVID enter the U.S. in late December 2019 at my hospital in Southern California. I also saw Wuhan’s healthcare system appear overwhelmed by mid-January.
The HSM story is not believable; the virus was likely already well seeded in December. COVID does not behave in a way that leaves clear, “made-for-TV” origin trails. It spreads too quickly and includes too many mild cases.
The HSM was an obvious ruse that would have been simple to execute. It would only require control over lab sampling, which they had, and only a few would know.
Diversions have historical precedent with bio-accidents.
Highly recommend everyone still consider avoiding crowds, masking in public with N95. Our family of 3 used to get 2 respiratory illnesses per year typically < 2020 when working onsite, but since 2020 and Covid, have MERV 16 filter, N95 mask and ZERO Covid, other respiratory illnesses for 3 of us in 6 years
If USA/China ever did cause Covid, USA/China would be liable for trillions in losses around the world. I would have expected if this was caused by USA/China, would have thought they would actively hide this, not promote the idea
Don't denigrate D.Phil.'s - they are the same as Ph.D.'s - Doctors of Philosophy. Plenty of British scientsists have them!
It’s the Ph.D. Pheasant Phuckers we have to watch out for…. Too high a Ph
Interesting, I made note of this in Petri Dish gets Green Agar.
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00171-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867426001716%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Highlights
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Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses
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Selection signatures on SARS-CoV-2 were unchanged until its emergence in humans
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Laboratory and gain-of-function passage produce distinct evolutionary signatures
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1977 influenza virus reemergence preceded by evolution consistent with laboratory passage
Predictably his opening was about how he and his compatriots struggled to be heard…
Thank you all so much for continuing to offer straightforward science communication!
Pure garbage! Who reads this trash? UNSUBSCRIBE
Can’t win em all