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If a feature would make the virus very unsuccessful in bats, then how did it propagate? There had to be another cross-over species or something but no one has a
by jeremyjh 5y ago
If a feature would make the virus very unsuccessful in bats, then how did it propagate? There had to be another cross-over species or something but no one has any data to suggest what that is. China has apparently made it impossible to do the work of piecing that together, so the lab leak hypothesis may never be put to bed. Maybe the party leadership believes a lab leak is likely even if they have no specific knowledge of it.
- DarknessFalls 5y agoTo add to my original question, is the furin cleavage site further adapted in the Omicron variant, explaining its increased infectiousness? If so, what is the difference between that and the Delta variant?
- Sparyjerry 5y agoThe Omicron variant is actual prior to Delta variant and prior to all other variants even so named Alpha variant. This article indicates why Omicron could be yet another lab leak. https://bprice.substack.com/p/lab-leak-20 https://bprice.substack.com/p/lab-leak-20
- tim333 5y agoEcoHealth Alliance, the main US funders of the Wuhan lab have been awfully shy about letting anyone see their data. There's a good chance proof is there and the data can legally forced out of them.