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I don't understand this line of argument. The facts are that 1) the virus outbreak was in Wuhan, 2) that there ws a local lab working on virus samples that come
by epups 3y ago
I don't understand this line of argument. The facts are that 1) the virus outbreak was in Wuhan, 2) that there ws a local lab working on virus samples that come from all over the world and 3) as far as we know, the particular strain that affected Wuhan is not local. Altogether, this should add confidence to the lab leak theory, not detract from it.
- th0ma5 3y ago[flagged]
- epups 3y agoOk but in that scenario, a natural emergence would have come from a strain from Wuhan, while the lab leak theory explains why a virus from relatively far away had an outbreak in Wuhan.
- th0ma5 3y agoNot really! Why do you need that to be true?
- mensetmanusman 3y agoA particular city center?
- Biorealism 3y agoThe nearest relatives to SARS-CoV-2 are found in Yunnan and Laos. Both areas WIV sampled prior to the pandemic and they haven't shared their records with WHO or the NIH.