My opinion is that it is anti-scientific to obstruct or censor other scientists from investigating a possible lab leak #OriginsOfCovid - a scientific question - just because you're afraid that it will make some racists or Trump supporters happy.
It is problematic that the whole world population (predominantly asian btw) is put at risk of a future lab-based pandemic - no investigation of #OriginsOfCovid, no informed mitigation strategies - because Western scientists are afraid to fan the flames of racism.
Are the fears of fueling racism justified? Yes.
Should the solution be to cast as a conspiracy theory and not make efforts to investigate what is a plausible and, according to some, likely #OriginsOfCovid? No.
Should the solution be to cast as a conspiracy theory and not make efforts to investigate what is a plausible and, according to some, likely #OriginsOfCovid? No.
If science writers and journalists are worried about this, use your skills and your platform to carefully explain why a lab accident leading to a pandemic is not connected to race or nationality, and not even connected to the people living in the city where the accident happened.
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