Two weeks ago, I ordered all work to halt at a high biosecurity risk @nih lab located in Frederick, MD. I did this because of a serious incident involving biosafety that had occurred in early March, but which did not cross my desk until weeks later.
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foxnews.com/politics/hhs-h… It turns out that a contractor at the lab had deliberately cut a hole in a biocontainment suit over a personal dispute with a co-worker.

Researchers are supposed to wear these suits when they do experiments with dangerous pathogens. This is how lab leaks can happen!
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