Thread by @Ayjchan

Timely article by @Schwartzesque on risky pathogen research.

I think the point that almost everyone can agree on is that the current framework+process for assessing potential pandemic pathogen work has to be completely revamped.
businessinsider.com/covid-pandemic…

@Schwartzesque This scientific commentary @T_Inglesby @mlipsitch was published 22 Jan 2020:

"this framework and its implementation should become transparent.. robustly pursue international engagement"

That same day we heard that Wuhan was going to be sealed 封城
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mS…

Now that more scientists are becoming able to process that Covid-19 might've (regardless of how likely) emerged due to research activities, it's time to transparently create a new set of functional review processes with non-scientist and international stakeholders.

Yup, I don't want to have to revisit this issue in the next few years if another outbreak starts across the road or river or a few subway stops from a lab working with potential pandemic pathogens.

https://twitter.com/R_H_Ebright/status/1409700184942993420