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1. Even if this particular virus didn't originate in our own house, if we want to demand openness and security from other countries, we in the US should start b
by carols10cents 6y ago
1. Even if this particular virus didn't originate in our own house, if we want to demand openness and security from other countries, we in the US should start by being open with records of accidents and enhanced measures to prevent future accidents.
- pageandrew 6y agoSafety issues at US labs are not kept secret, as the author of the linked article has literally reported on them before, and they have also never caused a deadly global pandemic.
- gsk22 6y ago> Safety issues at US labs are not kept secret No, they are "inadvertently" misclassified [1] or kept secret because of bioterrorism laws [2]. > and they have also never caused a deadly global pandemic. Neither has a Chinese lab, to the best of our knowledge. Doesn't rule it out, but let's not jump to conclusions. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/23/undisclosed-cdc-lab-incidents/86305700/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/23/undisclosed-c... [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/reports-of-incidents-at-bioterror-select-agent-labs/14140483/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/report...