Thread by @Ayjchan

"To chair the task force Sachs initially chose zoologist Peter Daszak, one of the world’s most experienced researchers of bat coronaviruses."

Enough said.
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"The other 11 people on the task force refused to remove Daszak from their ranks, but agreed to make Keusch their chair instead."

Yep. Disband them.

"On 10 September, [Sachs] learned details of an NIH grant to EcoHealth.. following FOIA requests from @theintercept. Keusch and three other task force members are listed as co-investigators. “None of them reported this involvement with the EcoHealth Alliance.."

@theintercept “Instead of being clearly defined by specific criteria, [COI] became a personal, shifting opinion that I believe was politically motivated,” says Anderson, a virologist who had long collaborated with WIV.

Please refer to @TheLancet definition …s-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/pb/assets/raw/…

A COI exists when professional judgment may be influenced by a secondary interest. COIs can occur due to personal relationships or intellectual beliefs. Full disclosure to the Editor of all relationships is a requisite.

Failure to disclose conflicts is a form of misconduct.

"Keusch, Daszak, and other members planned to speak with about 50 experts holding a range of views about the pandemic’s origins, promising them confidentiality so they could speak freely."

I consider this a form of witness tampering.

We cannot have Peter Daszak on ANY investigative #OriginOfCovid task force, not to mention him being the chair.

He is a long-time collaborator, funder, and karaoke partner of the WIV. If SARS2 is found to have originated in a lab, this man's identity, future & legacy are gone.

The fact that the other 11 members of @TheLancet task force cannot make sense of this is shocking.

The fact that at least another member is a collaborator of the WIV is also mind-blowing.

I suggest that they all be sent for mandatory responsible conduct of research courses.

@TheLancet I've been chastised for not applying to be part of #OriginOfCovid investigations because I want these to be as credible and non-polarizing as possible.

If future #OriginOfCovid investigations insist on appointing people who believe in natural origins...

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