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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jun 1

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted John Hayward

      Not exactly. Scientists have always conceded that #lableak was *possible.* The problem is, it was never very plausible compared to a natural origin for #SARSCoV2. It tended to be dismissed for other reasons, too.https://twitter.com/Doc_0/status/1399708106989441027 …

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      John Hayward @Doc_0
      The Wuhan lab leak theory was "discredited" by a handful of deeply conflicted scientists with ties to the Wuhan lab. They influenced a media that loathed Trump and all of his officials, handing them a packaged story that became "conventional wisdom" overnight.
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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jun 1

      Basically, from the very beginning, the arguments made in favor of #lableak tended to range from appeals to ignorance to risible misunderstandings of molecular biology and evolution to outright conspiracy theories. And nothing has changed.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-origin-of-sars-cov-2-revisited/ …

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jun 1

      Zoonotic transfer has occurred many times and caused a number of pandemics. It just requires nature to be nature and do what it's always done. #lableak, OTOH, requires a massive cover-up by a vast network of scientists, civilians, and government officials.https://massivesci.com/articles/sars-cov-coronavirus-covid19-lab-leak-hypothesis/ …

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        1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jun 1

          Again, #lableak is *possible*. It's just that, based on existing evidence understanding of pandemics, #COVID19, and other coronaviruses, it's just not very *plausible* or likely compared to a natural origin for #SARSCoV2.

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        2. Jan Merta‏ @lunruj Jun 1
          Replying to @gorskon

          Why would it need a massive cover-up?

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        3. Jan Merta‏ @lunruj Jun 1
          Replying to @lunruj @gorskon

          With the second version (natural virus studies in lab and leaked) I don't seem how a massive cover-up is needed.

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        2. Val Giddings‏ @prometheusgreen Jun 1
          Replying to @gorskon

          #lableak does not require a massive coverup, though the conduct of the Chinese govt is certainly consistent with such. all #lableak reqiuires is for one person in a lab to have made a mistake & not notice it for some time. like natural spillover, this has happened many times. 1/

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        3. Val Giddings‏ @prometheusgreen Jun 1
          Replying to @prometheusgreen @gorskon

          you've said serology data from individuals claimed to have come down with flu/COVID-19 symptoms in Aug 2019 show it was not COVID. that would indeed be strong evidence. where are those data? if it's just a claim by China, it's suspect.

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        1. Michael Edwards.‏ @MichaelPaulEdw1 Jun 1
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          and in the same time periodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laboratory_biosecurity_incidents …

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