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Reposted by Rajeev Maharaj
This piece is a good example of bad public health journalism.
A Vanity Fair paper on the origin of the pandemic details some of the reasoning behind the FBI's "Moderate confidence" assessment for a lab leak, via a retired FBI senior scientist.
It seems they were not aware of key information that rebuts their story 🤯 ▫️1/8
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
It seems they were not aware of key information that rebuts their story 🤯 ▫️1/8
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
![screenshot of the cover of the article:
VANITY FAIR
COVID ORIGINS
Exclusive: Inside the FBI’s Lab Leak Investigation
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As bird flu spreads, and Team Trump begins dismantling America’s public health apparatus, a former FBI scientist and investigator speaks out about the evidence that led the bureau to suspect that COVID-19 was sparked by an incident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
BY KATHERINE EBAN
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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February 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This piece is a good example of bad public health journalism.
Reposted by Rajeev Maharaj
This is my favorite part: reviewers get an honorarium. The 2 reviewers of this addition to Tracy Høeg’s trash heap of mask studies are…the two editors-in-chief.
How much is the honorarium?
How much is the honorarium?
February 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is my favorite part: reviewers get an honorarium. The 2 reviewers of this addition to Tracy Høeg’s trash heap of mask studies are…the two editors-in-chief.
How much is the honorarium?
How much is the honorarium?
Reposted by Rajeev Maharaj
Breaking News: Cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu, indicating that the virus may pose a more persistent risk to people than thought.
Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Breaking News: Cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu, indicating that the virus may pose a more persistent risk to people than thought.
Reposted by Rajeev Maharaj
New development: this is the first detection of genotype D1.1 H5N1 virus in cattle. All cattle sequences to date were genotype B3.13 & were all descended from a single spillover.
New genotype means new introduction to cows from birds.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...
New genotype means new introduction to cows from birds.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...
USDA milk testing shows different strain of H5N1 bird flu in Nevada dairy herds
The USDA said four Nevada dairy herds were infected with an H5N1 bird flu strain that has circulated in wild birds, making prospects for containment in cows appear dim.
www.statnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New development: this is the first detection of genotype D1.1 H5N1 virus in cattle. All cattle sequences to date were genotype B3.13 & were all descended from a single spillover.
New genotype means new introduction to cows from birds.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...
New genotype means new introduction to cows from birds.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...