List of prominent scientists who have gone on record as saying that Covid 19 could have escaped from the Wuhan Lab.\
https://twitter.com/antonioregalado/status/1358158950051553286
Meanwhile, The New York Times continues to insist that such allegations are completely unfounded.
WHY THE HELL do they think so many Chinese doctors from that lab disappeared???
You don't need a PHD in microbiology to figure some of these things out; you just need common sense in looking at the facts.
That's why I no longer subscribe and don't pay any attention to what they put out.
Some alternatives:
- Lab "created" the virus, which was spread out (un)intentionally.
- A natural virus was released on purpose.
- A natural virus was being studied, and (accidently) "escaped" from the lab.
- None of the above.
Afaik, the first alternative would have been discarded, but not the others. One of the last two seems more likely.
Forced to be, I'd guess the virus was being studied and escaped by accident. But who knows!
I just found some of the many related articles I shared with fellows along the pandemic. Some info could be "outdated". Don't know.
How we know the new coronavirus comes from nature
https://www.futurity.org/coronavirus-pandemics-viruses-2310282-2/
The proximal origin of SARS-Cov-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm
And:
Sources believe coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan lab as part of China's efforts to compete with US
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-china-compete-us-sources
Why are we hesitating to demand an international inquiry into China?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/01/hesitating-demand-international-inquiry-china/
Leaked ‘Five Eyes’ dossier on alleged Chinese coronavirus coverup consistent with US findings, officials say
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/five-eyes-dossier-chinese-coronavirus-coverup-u-s-findings
It could have started in August 2019
Coronavirus: Satellite traffic images may suggest virus hit Wuhan earlier
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52975934
Far back in 2015:
Engineered bat virus stirs debate over risky research
https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debate-over-risky-research-1.18787
The editors had to add the following note:
"
We are aware that this story is being used as the basis for unverified theories that the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 was engineered. There is no evidence that this is true; scientists believe that an animal is the most likely source of the coronavirus."
Still from 2015:
A SARS-like cluster of circulating bat coronaviruses shows potential for human emergence
https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3985
Well, either way, we have to keep the eyes open.
Back in 2005:
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/12/us/nationalspecial3/a-dna-success-raises-bioterror-concern.html
Even Bill Gates mentioned the risk back in 2014:
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready
P.S. VERY IMPORTANT
Don't take the Astrozenica vaccine. In comparison to the others it does very badly against the more deadly "South African" strain.
What I've read is that AstraZeneca vaccine would not protect against mild and moderate illness caused by the South African strain, but it supposedly avoids hospitalization and death, which would be something.
The immune response after Moderna vaccine would be stronger. It uses mRNA, as Pfizer. Still...
Headline of Financial Times: "Moderna is developing a new vaccine after it warned that its current jab is far less effective against the South African variant."
https://www.ft.com/content/c0c8f72c-e58e-4319-80c4-0db153ad85db
Moderna's (as likely Pfizer's) is less effective against the South African strain, but it would still provide sufficient protection.