> just presenting the view of some guy I haven't independently verified anything, but the article claims that rather than just being "some guy", the interviewe

> just presenting the view of some guy I haven't independently verified anything, but the article claims that rather than just being "some guy", the interviewee is a prominent Norwegian scientist who is respected for his work on HIV and is currently working on a vaccine for COVID-19. If this is true, I feel he is above any reasonable bar for having a right to an opinion. > There's not enough information in there for a fact-based discussion. Compared to some earlier articles, I was pleased to see that this one included quite a bit of detail --- it even has a pullout trying to explain the relevance of spike proteins! And while it would be nice if there was a published scientific article, the authors of this news article directly address that: "Minerva has read a draft of the article, and has after an overall assessment decided that the findings and arguments do deserve public debate, and that this discussion cannot depend entirely on the publication process of scientific journals." Still, I do appreciate your response, and hope others can join in on discussing whether flagging is appropriate.