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US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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Beside the danger of adding function to an infectious virus, the biggest danger is the complete politicization of the virus. The WHO has changed their tune back and forth, often vehemently with little to back up its position. In that light the US should consider withdrawing completely from this body.

Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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The WHO is a useless organization. For political reasons, it will be necessary to engage, but hopefully US authorities will not treat it as an information source.

The US should use its own primary sources in future to evaluate disease spread. China will lie to the WHO and the WHO will protect it.

But to know the truth, we should use our modern equivalents of Key Hole. There is no truth but that which you have examined yourself.

Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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Beside the danger of adding function to an infectious virus, the biggest danger is the complete politicization of the virus. The WHO has changed their tune back and forth, often vehemently with little to back up its position. In that light the US should consider withdrawing completely from this body.

The US just rejoined after Biden reversed Trumps withdrawal.

Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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This is worth a read: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

>>*Although the evidence shows that SARS- CoV-2 is not a purposefully manipulated virus, it is currently impossible to prove or disprove the other theories of its origin described here.*

From the conclusion section

Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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This is worth a read: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

This was from early last year and really focuses on Pangolins which have been downgraded as a zoonotic source. Serial Passage is the most likely source (as all sources are low probability).

Re: US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

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This is worth a read: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

We simply don't know the author's connection to the CCP. Why not share that publicly as to add credibility to their claims?

Not the first time Nature was caught covering for the CCP: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer...

Why are all the criticisms of CCP downvoted and flagged on HN?

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