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> the last thing we need is science blamed for this virus. I think this is the primary reason so many virologists are against the lab-leak idea. It's not becau
by akvadrako 5y ago
> the last thing we need is science blamed for this virus.
I think this is the primary reason so many virologists are against the lab-leak idea. It's not because they think it's unlikely, but because if people were aware of how dangerous this research was the funding would dry up and it might even get banned.
- silicon2401 5y agoThis lab leak caused a historical pandemic that's killed countless people and infected even more than that. That shows that whatever was being done safety-wise, it wasn't nearly enough. Research of covid-level danger shouldn't be suppressed (if anything, we need more of it to be prepared for the next pandemic), but it should absolutely be more stringently controlled. Millions of people now have to go through vaccinations, quarantines, testing, and more as a result of the leak. It would've been quite a return on investment to prevent all of that time and effort by requiring covid/coronavirus researchers to quarantine themselves from society or something in case of infections.