A reply from the extensive article which appears to miss key elements:
Jacob X Mason
2 hours agoEdited
.. It is one thing to point out the relative paucity of viruses in labs compared to in nature (as Palmer does), however, my understanding is that it seems to be unique with Cov2 that, unlike all the other major outbreaks of animal-to-human viruses, Cov2 has a 'missing link' problem. While we have tracked down prior cases of animals infected with immediate relatives of these other viruses, that has not occurred with Cov2.
The Huanan market seems to me to be a fairly obvious red herring. An outbreak in that market at the end of December 2019 seems unlikely to be the initial spreader event.
Re-testing of blood samples in the US from early January showed antibodies to Cov2 already present in a few different US states. Consequently some of Palmer's argument for the lower likelihood of a lab leak appears to rely heavily on a timeline which seems unlikely.
(Publised in the Journal of Infectious Diseases - academic.oup.com)
The previous point is part of a larger issue with trusting that IF the virus were a lab leak, then the likely leakers would themselves be honest and transparent about what they knew about it. Palmer seems to assume this transparency, but that presumption seems misguided to me. (Even aside from the WIV existing under the auspices of the Chinese Communist government.) It certainly does not help that the WIV virus database, mostly offline since September 2019, is still unavailable for external review. ..
I hate it when the GOP is right for the wrong reasons.
A Lion is a wild animal.
It shouldn't be living in an apartment any more than the chimp that took off that woman's face.
#21 | POSTED BY TOR AT 2023-09-12 05:24 PM
McConnell? He appears lost inside his human skin, agreed.
Proving that any dysfunctional lipless sphincter with teeth can get elected in the GOP.
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