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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by russdill on Sunday June 11, 2023 @11:36PM (#36288165)
Your argument here is circular. There are other viruses from the same family that nearly caused a global pandemic.
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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by goatlover on Monday June 12, 2023 @01:41AM (#36288865)
So it would be okay if it was a lab leak where gain of function was used because similar viruses almost caused a pandemic? I doubt the general public would see it that way.
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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by russdill on Monday June 12, 2023 @02:03AM (#36289006)
The discussion isn't whether labs need to be secure, or if a lab leak is bad. The discussion is whether it not it's likely that SARS-CoV-19 was a lab leak.
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