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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      A "new study" has hit the headlines that apparently proves that SARS-CoV-2 was lab-grown I am QUITE SKEPTICAL for a number of reasons, would love your thoughts...pic.twitter.com/J9aJc1BeTq

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      First massive red flag🚩: the paper is NOT PUBLISHED YET Science journalists know you NEVER report on a paper that is unpublished (because it might be shit)

      4 replies 5 retweets 104 likes
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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      Second 🚩🚩🚩: the abstract is...kind of weird I'm not a virologist, but talking about some previous experiments that "reverse the burden of proof" is...not really logicalpic.twitter.com/9GUPW0Bt3Q

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      Also, the statement in the abstract that "all relevant" information has been destroyed or is unavailable is both untrue and a weeeird conspiracy theory for a scientific journal to publish

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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      Reading the abstract, they literally say "because of our study, which does not prove anything, we expect other people to prove that the virus did not escape from a lab" Like I said, not ideal logic that

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      In an interview, one of the two scientists also says things that are, uh, wrong Again, not a virologist but as I understand it this is simply untrue (natural viruses can do lots of things)pic.twitter.com/G9G3KKvEnB

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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29

      Anyway, would love some virologists perspectives on this because it does not seem likely despite being everywhere in the news @MackayIM @angie_rasmussen @trvrb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9629563/Chinese-scientists-created-COVID-19-lab-tried-cover-tracks-new-study-claims.html …pic.twitter.com/shMz0HKj0Q

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    8. ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ  🦠 🤧 🧬 🥼 🦟 🧻 🧙‍♂️‏Verified account @MackayIM May 29
      Replying to @GidMK @angie_rasmussen @trvrb

      Is "utterly ignorable" a perspective?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK May 29
      Replying to @MackayIM @angie_rasmussen @trvrb

      Unfortunately the claim has already spread far and wide. I'm willing to bet you're going to keep hearing about it for a while!

      10:47 PM - 29 May 2021
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        2. ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ  🦠 🤧 🧬 🥼 🦟 🧻 🧙‍♂️‏Verified account @MackayIM May 29
          Replying to @GidMK @angie_rasmussen @trvrb

          Yes, but I block a lot of tomfoolery rather than engage with it these days.

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        3. James Ashburner‏ @EurekaJames May 30
          Replying to @MackayIM @GidMK and

          Very glad you’re doing that. We Tweeps don’t own you (any of you four).

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