Whatever this week’s Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats
This point is backed by Professor James Wood, of Cambridge University. “I think there is very strong evidence for this being caused by natural spillovers but that argument simply does not suit some political groups. They promote the idea that Covid-19 was caused by a lab leak because such a claim deflects attention from increasing evidence that indicates biodiversity loss, deforestation and wildlife trade – which increase the dangers of natural spillovers – are the real dangers that we face from pandemics.”
The Guardian
and when the next pandemic starts in Chapel Hill or Galveston I'm sure it'll be natural spillover too...
ReplyDeleteChina has produced pandemics in the past, so no reason to be ashamed of it.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, the Chinese Government is resisting transparency on the origins of the virus.
ReplyDeleteAugust 12, 2021
WHO urges China to share raw data on early COVID cases
by Robin Millard
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-urges-china-raw-early-covid.html
And there is this:
ReplyDeleteThe Wuhan Laboratory Origin of SARS-CoV-2 and the Validity of the Yan Reports Are Further Proved by the Failure of Two Uninvited "Peer Reviews" Opening Statement
March 2021
Authors:
Limeng Yan
The University of Hong Kong
Shu Kang
Shanchang Hu
"Abstract
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 is a question that has attracted attention from all over the world. It has been portrayed by some as a great mystery, although the laboratory nature of this virus is evident to people with trained eyes. The fundamental reason for this current situation is a large-scale, multi-domain, deliberate scientific misinformation. In an effort to defeat this scientific misinformation and expose the true nature of SARS-CoV-2, we have published two scientific reports. Our first report showed, using substantial evidence and logical analyses, why SARS-CoV-2 must be a laboratory product and how it could be created conveniently by following well-known concepts and established techniques. Our second report exposed a large-scale, organized scientific fraud, through which the nature of SARS-CoV-2 as an Unrestricted Bioweapon was revealed. Our efforts were immediately met by great resistance. Within ten days of the publication of our first report, two self-claimed “peer reviews” came out to specifically criticize our report. The first review was published by four scientists from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security led by Dr. Gigi Gronvall. The second review was published on the MIT Press and produced by a group of four scientists led by Dr. Robert Gallo. Although we welcome critical reviews of our reports, such reviews have to be honest, logical, evidence-based, and produced by qualified scientists. These two reviews, however, did not meet any of the criteria. Unfortunately, these poor reviews were nonetheless used by the media to defame our reports, label laboratory origin theories as “conspiracy theories”, and further suppress the truth of SARS-CoV-2 origin. Building on these media reports, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime then greatly amplified its own voice and promoted the falsified theory that SARS-CoV-2 must have come from nature...."
ReplyDeleteEmbattled WHO Epidemiologist Peter Ben Embarek Scrambles To Save His Reputation
By Hank Campbell | August 16th 2021 09:43 AM
https://www.science20.com/content/embattled_who_epidemiologist_peter_ben_embarek_scrambles_to_save_his_reputation
Retracted coronavirus (COVID-19) papers (from Retraction Watch)
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https://retractionwatch.com/retracted-coronavirus-covid-19-papers/
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Back to bat soup…
ReplyDeleteThe original theory involving the wet market is more damaging to China's reputation than the lab leak theory, where blame must be shared.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but I don't care about the fault much -- I just want to know the truth. It appears that there are two possible explanations, with the lab leak being the most likely. But we have great uncertainty.
ReplyDeleteDoctors for Covid Ethics Symposium - Session 1: The False Pandemic
ReplyDeleteThere's a technical presentation at 5:05
On that page you'll find links to some documents, regarding the origins
05.05 The SARS-CoV-2 Genome: Evidence of its Artificial Origin / Opening Plenary by M.Palmer
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4028829
Yan, L. et al. (2020) Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route. Preprint
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4073131
Yan, L. et al. (2020) SARS-CoV-2 Is an Unrestricted Bioweapon: A Truth Revealed through Uncovering a Large-Scale, Organized Scientific Fraud. Preprint
https://archive.org/details/covid_notes
Palmer, M. (2021) Notes on COVID