The Trump administration continues pushing the lab leak theory.

That’s just wild. The one silver lining to T2 is that I’m not shocked by anything anymore. It’s still outrageous, but the surprise is gone.

  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    All sequence data, wild type virus, and previous research history clearly show this virus existed in nature

    This is an exaggeration. There was a strain logged that was 96% similar (BatCoV RaTG13) but this lacked the proteins at the S1/S2 furin cleavage site.

    This is NOT a man made virus

    But it could be a man influenced virus.

    we will have no R&D to lean on LIKE WE DID FOR THE COVID19 VACCINE

    Vaccine research does not require gain of function studies.