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1. robmusial · 1791169542 · focus · HN ↗

   I literally just finished Annie Jacobsen's book 'Biological War: A Scenario' last week where the central plot point is an accidental release of modified form of pneumonic plague from a lab in Siberia. Very coincidental timing, especially since it made me wonder how often labs like these have accidents and we never hear about them because it is cleaned up without issue.

   1. petcat · 1791170758 · focus · HN ↗

      > made me wonder how often labs like these have accidents and we never hear about them because it is cleaned up without issue.

      Did anyone ever confirm if the lab in Wuhan China was the originator of COVID? I remember that was a rumor but never heard if there was anything to it.

      1. potatoproduct · 1791172116 · focus · HN ↗

         Chinas actions following the event includes the destruction of evidence, refusal of access and using the WHO as their personal mouthpiece. Unless history is rewritten too, every textbook should clearly point to China.

         1. vachina · 1791172796 · focus · HN ↗

            Source? Your account is no better hearsay.

            1. nxm · 1791173691 · focus · HN ↗

               It’s clear that they knew about the extent of the issue weeks earlier and tried to contain it, rather than letting the world know

               1. vintermann · 1791179742 · focus · HN ↗

                  I agree it's clear they knew something was up and tried to control information getting out.

                  But that's not at all enough evidence that they knew about the extent of the issue. Such institutions reflexively try to control information flow whether they themselves know what's going on or not.

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