reminds me of how the Seattle Flu Study blew the whistle on covid community transmission, during the start of the pandemic in the US. at the time, the CDC only

reminds me of how the Seattle Flu Study blew the whistle on covid community transmission, during the start of the pandemic in the US. at the time, the CDC only allowed testing for known exposures and travel to China. their lab wasn't authorized to test for covid. but they broke the rules and did so anyway, and when they saw positive cases they raised the alarm. the CDC had the actual gall to threaten them, but the cat was out of the bag. the country couldn't bury its head in the sand anymore. hopefully some USDA-unauthorized labs will test for bird flu, even if the official labs are too chicken.