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In reply to the discussion: USA Today Opinion: Why the COVID lab-leak theory in Wuhan shouldn't be dismissed [View all]womanofthehills
(10,988 posts)99. But , but , but , but, but - our director of National Intelligence
"will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan."
Intelligence officials counter that one key lab, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, removed from public view a database of 22,000 virus samples for security reasons, and has not allowed a detailed look at the lab's notes or other records.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/u-s-still-hasn-t-completely-ruled-out-lab-accident-n1258032
Intelligence officials counter that one key lab, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, removed from public view a database of 22,000 virus samples for security reasons, and has not allowed a detailed look at the lab's notes or other records.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/u-s-still-hasn-t-completely-ruled-out-lab-accident-n1258032
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USA Today Opinion: Why the COVID lab-leak theory in Wuhan shouldn't be dismissed [View all]
intrepidity
Mar 2021
OP
It matters BIG TIME - hundreds of bio level 3 and 4 labs labs in the world
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#69
+1. Basically you don't need a "leak" if you're living in an area that is a reservoir
dalton99a
Mar 2021
#13
Peter Daszak was heading the WHO group has a BIG conflict of interest - financial ties with lab
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#64
The poster has been provided scores of those links repeatedly in their multiple similar threads.
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#8
There was a third posted that was hidden that appeared to have encouraged the OP
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#38
You keep posting this CT bullshit? WHY? When the world's leading virologists (CDC, WHO, EURO-CDC
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#5
It is NOT that an accident could not occur, it is that the genomic sequencing makes it clear it is
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#59
Some scientists believe you can't say it didn't come from the lab - a lab with many safety issues
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#95
The WHO found no evidence of any kind - they are just guessing & their leader funds the lab
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#72
Wujan conducting risky studies on coronaviruses from bats - state dept warns Washington
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#96
It is highly disturbing to me that you keep spreading this sort of Right wing nonsense.
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#82
Your repeated CT posts as propagated by Q-anon, RW media and malign foreign actors say as much
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#52
If anthrax can escape from our labs, why can't Sars excape from theirs?
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#74
Our bio labs are a MESS - and dangerous but you think China's lab is really safe!
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#88
The labs are NOT engineering the SARS virus - they were doing gain-of-function research
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#77
Yes. OPINION piece--just as the WAPO article cited earlier was a OPINION piece not an editorial
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#29
SARS-CoV-2, virus that causes COVID-19, shows zero evidence of being artificially engineered
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#26
Supposedly, they do gain-of-function research to prepare for this happening in the wild
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#76
+1. "We do not believe that ANY type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible"
dalton99a
Mar 2021
#34
Then why was Obama so worried about a Sars pandemic caused by a lab escape? - article from 2014
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#75
You clearly did not understand nor comprehend it nor the methods used. That is why I
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#45
You don't even know what's going on because you keep posting without reading. WAPO posted
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#83
I've been alerting - some have been removed but this one seems to persist.
lagomorph777
Mar 2021
#39
I provided you the Atlantic Council's indepth report that this CT is being pushed via Q-anon & RW
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#47
I think with so many bio 3 and bio 4 labs in the US, this is an important topic -
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#85
Atl Council confirms: false assertion COVID-19 purposefully leaked from a China lab seeded RW media
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#41
Not enough to start a war in my opinion...a war with China would be disasterous.
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#84
The point is - the US labs and world bio labs are dangerous with lots of leaks
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#89
This is interesting - just a side note - Galveston Lab & Wujan lab are like sister labs
womanofthehills
Mar 2021
#100