[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Fwd: First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims - The New York Times

Mon Nov 22 12:19:41 PST 2021

 COVID-19 is the name of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. It is not to be referred to as WUHAN.
This outbreak was NOT a deliberate release, so can NOT be termed biological warfare.
I thought we were a Technology interest group, not a political debating society.
-- Bob Primak

    On Monday, November 22, 2021, 01:49:28 PM EST, George Gamota <ggamota at stma-llc.com> wrote:  

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Folks

A few years ago, maybe 15, I was involved in a study funded in part by DARPA, USAg, and NIH, I believe. The study subject was what to do – preparation needed in case of a natural or artificial pandemic such as WUHAN (basically what to do in biological warfare).

The government knew what could happen and started to worry about lack of preparation, but money was not allocated to help prepare. DARPA allocated some funding and created a division, but Agriculture’s research was cut. I will try to get a copy and share it unless it is classified or government-only distribution.

George

From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+ggamota=stma-llc.com at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of Robert Primak
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 7:28 AM
To: 'Harry Forsdick' <harry at forsdick.com>; 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>; Carl Lazarus <carllazarus at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Fwd: First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims - The New York Times

I'd rather not seek to fix blame. 

But we should find out exactly what did happen, and what factors did contribute to the spread of COVID-19, in China and in other regions. And why (if this is true) COVID-19 has not been spreading recently in sub-Saharan Africa. (Could be lack of accurate reporting, but some scientists think there's more going on there. Could have implications re. population genetics and disease resistance, or resistance due to other regional endemic diseases.) 

I'd like the emphasis to be on: 

What do we do better next time a disease outbreak threatens to become a pandemic? How can we encourage better communication and greater transparency? Can the rest of the world convince regimes like in China that more openness won't embarrass them or cause sanctions against them just for admitting to needed facts and supplying needed data? How can we Americans participate in International disease research without contributing to future "accidents"? How do we get testing, monitoring and medicines (including vaccines) to places like India and Africa and South America faster next time?

And there WILL be a "next time"!

-- Bob Primak 

On Monday, November 22, 2021, 12:23:48 AM EST, Carl Lazarus <carllazarus at comcast.net> wrote: 

I don’t think we’ll ever know with certainty how the disease started.  I’m not so sure that it matters, except to people who want to blame China for it (or blame the US CDC for working with the Wuhan lab).  The Chinese government does deserve opprobrium for its slowness to release information.  Some Chinese individuals did a good job of getting information out to the world in mid to late January despite their government.  Then the US government and the WHO were slow to act on it.

-- Carl

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From: George Schaefer <gis.law at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Fwd: First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims - The New York Times
To: Harry Forsdick <harry at forsdick.com>

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From: George Schaefer <gis.law at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 3:07 PM
Subject: First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Claims - The New York Times
To: george Schaefer <gislaw at gmail.com>

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/health/covid-wuhan-market-lab-leak.html

Harry I don't have everyone's email but this article is timely.

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George Schaefer

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