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McNeil Jr also references this letter from epidemiologists and biologists in Science [1] calling for a new investigation. [1]: https://science.sciencemag.org/c
by divbzero 5y ago
McNeil Jr also references this letter from epidemiologists and biologists in Science [1] calling for a new investigation.
[1]: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/694.1 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/694.1
- throwawaysea 5y agoThere's also an earlier open letter from March from a different group of scientists, which includes a list of limitations with the WHO’s visit and investigation, and what they would like to see happen in a new investigation: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/COVID%20OPEN%20LETTER%20FINAL%20030421%20(1).pdf https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/COVID%20OPEN%20... Reason magazine wrote about this letter and circumstantial evidence that has been piling up in support of exploring the lab leak hypothesis further: https://reason.com/2021/05/12/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-wuhan-lab/ https://reason.com/2021/05/12/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-wuhan...
- skwb 5y agoThe "viable" in the "Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable" is doing a lot of legwork there.