Raccoon dog DNA from Wuhan market supports the idea that COVID came from animals

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Newly-released genetic data suggests raccoon dogs carrying SARS-CoV-2 may have been at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in late 2019.

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[7%solution]

Clearly, the Chinese government covered up any covid virus DNA evidence that emerged early during the pandemic. They wanted to preserve the theory that the virus developed elsewhere, possibly not even in China. Well, that backfired when several scientists put pressure on the Chinese government by claiming the virus could have escaped the infamous virology lab in Wuhan. It was even suggested the virus could've been engineered. Now the Chinese government has an incentive to re-release all the data they tried to bury 3 years ago. It's better for China's image if the wet market theory prevails than standing accused of a lab leak. Funny how that works.

 

[Debed]

What if a chinese scientist, working in the Wuhan lab, got infected, went to the wet market to get some chow, sneezed, then went their merry way.
And that made the poor little fella infected and that was that.

 

[7%solution]

Unlikely. Scientists working in virology labs are super extra careful not to contaminate the outside world. Of course, that doesn't exclude the lab leak theory. However, earlier studies concluded it's very unlikely the virus originated in a lab, because there's nothing in the pathogen's DNA that suggests tampering. The animal source theory has lots of precedent with other pandemics, and is therefore the most likely scenario.

 

[Debed]

Unlikely. Scientists working in virology labs are super extra careful not to contaminate the outside world. Of course, that doesn't exclude the lab leak theory. However, earlier studies concluded it's very unlikely the virus originated in a lab, because there's nothing in the pathogen's DNA that suggests tampering. The animal source theory has lots of precedent with other pandemics, and is therefore the most likely scenario.

And yet, the lab in question had already gotten remarks on its lax security.
Another peculiar aspect was the existence of 4 positive molecules after one another, which should not appear. Positive attracts negative.
There are viruses that has 2 positive molecules after one another, but we haven’t seen anyone with 3, and much less 4.

 

[leninsballs123]

Mystery respiratory illnesses were already becoming a problem in the USA in the summer of 2019. Covid could have been released from a lab—possibly Fort Detrick in Maryland, which is a short drive from the nursing home outbreak I've linked to, and which was shut down right after the events I've mentioned here—all several months before the pandemic officially began. The Chinese have one of the best health care systems on Earth, which is probably why they were the first ones to identify covid as a serious problem. As Che said: "It's not my fault reality has a Marxist bias."

 

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And yet, the lab in question had already gotten remarks on its lax security.
Another peculiar aspect was the existence of 4 positive molecules after one another, which should not appear. Positive attracts negative.
There are viruses that has 2 positive molecules after one another, but we haven’t seen anyone with 3, and much less 4.

No doubt, the lab leak theory is still alive. However, the quick and merciless conclusion by many westerners that the Chinese are not running a tight ship when it comes to protecting the population from disasters, is rooted in some politically, and possibly ethnically based ill will. There's a lot of China bashing going on right now. The lab leak theory fits perfectly into this trend. As tantalizing as the lab leak idea may be, I have not seen hard evidence that it has legs. It's possible, but so is the jump from animals. Judging by what we know from past pandemics, animals are suspects #1. Lab leaks have happened in the past, but statistically to a much lesser degree. That means, until the animal theory has been thoroughly discounted, the potential lab leak is in the backseat. Granted, the Chinese have potentially incriminated themselves by seemingly playing games with early SARS 2 research data. However, that's what the Chinese government typically does. They're excessively image conscious. They avoid getting caught with their pants down at almost any cost. In itself this doesn't prove anything. It could point to a cover up within a cover up. However, this is only assumption potentially combined with a dose of prejudice. That doesn't mean we should forget about the lab leak theory. Nevertheless, in absence of conclusive evidence it seems prudent to focus on the biggest target first. It took nearly 2 decades to source the SARS 1 virus with any kind of certainty. What's the rush to pin the SARS 2 virus on anyone or anything? That's the question I always come up with.