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Some "conspiracists" always get it right!
Conspiracist, January 2020: "#RaTG13 virus looks like BtCoV/4991 described in an old paper that you didn't cite!" š
Average scientist, January 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, July 2020: "Yes, it was the same virus."
#SARSCoV2 #SARS2origins
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Conspiracist, January 2020: "#RaTG13 virus looks like BtCoV/4991 described in an old paper that you didn't cite!" š
Average scientist, January 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, July 2020: "Yes, it was the same virus."
#SARSCoV2 #SARS2origins
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Conspiracist, May 2020: "Look, these sequences in database are dated 2017/2018. So you didn't sequence RaTG13 this year, as you wrote in the paper!" š¬
Average scientist, May 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, July 2020: "Yes, actually we got the sequence in 2018."
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Average scientist, May 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, July 2020: "Yes, actually we got the sequence in 2018."
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Conspiracist, May 2020: "Have a look at these Chinese theses we found on the internet: RaTG13 was found in a #mineshaft were people died of #pneumonia!" š±
Average scientist, May 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, June 2020: "Oh yes we found it there, but.. well, the cause was a fungus"
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Average scientist, May 2020: š“
Shi Zhengli, June 2020: "Oh yes we found it there, but.. well, the cause was a fungus"
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Maybe @WHO forgot, but in 2004, the intermediate host of SARS was found within a week of diagnosing an index patient. When you know what to look for, it doesn't necessarily take years.
"When possible SARS was diagnosed in the waitress on January 2, 2004, serum, throat and rectal swabs were obtained from all 6 palm civets at the restaurant... Serum samples from employees of the restaurant were obtained on January 4."
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Yes, in the past, tracing some outbreaks could take years because people had no idea what they were looking for - which species could have been the intermediate host or the ultimate virus reservoir (bats). But China already developed extensive know-how from the SARS1 outbreak...
