I don't know if Reid's interpretation of WIV memos are correct. However the fact remains "in 2019, the WIV was addressing serious safety issues while scientists there faced pressure to perform." They conducted risky SARSr-CoV experiments at low biosafety. propublica.org/article/editor…
Any credible virologist should be able to tell you now that live SARS-like viruses poised for emergence in human should not have been worked with at BL2. x.com/ayjchan/status…
Any credible virologist should be able to tell you now that live SARS-like viruses poised for emergence in human should not have been worked with at BL2. x.com/ayjchan/status…
Of course there will be virologists like Dr Robert Garry who still say that it was appropriate to do this type of risky work at BL2... youtu.be/SPGY61rro_4
From the same Dr Garry who says it's appropriate to work with novel live SARS-like viruses at BL2: “Virologists are very tired of being painted as reckless cowboys,” he said, adding that regulations covering experiments are already “very comprehensive.” washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03…