definition of gain of function research.... "Gain of Function Research" is an umbrella term for a range of investigative techniques including "Loss of Function Research"...it is practiced worldwide in many labs...the Wuhan contract with EcoHealth was in compliance with Congressionally approved rules established before the Trump admin re-instituted GOF research
His flip flop on masks. First they didn't work, then he said they did, then he said put on two, three, etc. The nonsense that anyone who questions him was questioning science. He obviously wasn't paying attention to the science himself.... at the beginning of this "Novel Coronavirus" all anyone had to go on was "SARS-CoV-1" which didn't require masking since there weren't any cases of 'asymptomatic' transmission...so no masks recommended...the a few months later the DATA indicated 40% asymptomatic transmission...game changer...everyone needed to wear masks ..
The fear mongering that if you didn't get vaccinated, you would kill people because they initially said you couldn't spread or get the virus if you were vaccinated, which was total bs....the initial mRNA vaccines were amazing against the. "Wild Type" (Original) version of COVID)...95% effective agains transmission...a performance that, if the virus didn't mutate, would shut it down quickly, provided at least 70+% of the population got the shots...didn't happen, so the virus mutated and reduced the vaccine's effectiveness against transmission...but still provided great protection against severe illness and death.
Forcing vaccines on people especially those who are younger and have good immune systems was a sin....Vaccine mandates were needed for 'Front Line' service providers...e.g. HC workers, Police and Military...individual businesses acted in accord with their own needs. Note that even the youngest could get sick, and they certainly could spread the disease to others who were more vulnerable...given the exceptional safety fo the vaccines it made good sense for even kids to get them.
Fauci seemed only interested in vaccines as the only measure as opposed to any other therapeutic. It was Fauci's way or you lost your job or had your business closed. The schools closure and what it did to kids was by far the worst....vaccines aren't therapeutics...that was "Paxlovid", which turned out to be so good that the trials were halted and approval given after the first set of RCT data.
In my opinion, when Covid took off and during the initial bad strain that attacked the lungs, Fauci was scared shitless that he was part of funding research that was killing lots of people around the world so he did everything possible to cover his ass. Remember, the last thing scientists and researchers want is to have their funding cut and have additional regulations and scrutiny over the work they do. If Fauci and the CDC gets linked to funding such type of research, the public outcry would be enormous and would lead to the things I just mentioned which they don't want... you're imagining things...there are tons of very smart people involved in all of this...no way, no how you sneak anything by that isn't backed by peer-reviewed science, where objections are sure to arise if there are problems, since there is an agency called "VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System) that 'Bloodhounds' vaccine issues...ESPECIALLY COVID-19...nothing is getting past them...to you....JUST STOP
To top it off, you have Tyrone on this board pushing vaccines on everyone regardless of their age or health. Ty has never answered why a person in great health would get a shot that doesn't stop the virus, doesn't stop the spread, has been associated (granted small percent) with young males getting myokarditis, and we still don't know long term effects on one's body for getting the shot/boosters. It makes no sense to me.......Ok, now you get me involved...how did I not see that coming ;-)...here are my answers...a) people in great health can still get infected and asymptomatically pass it on to those who aren't so healthy...while the vaccines were 95% effective in the early going, the subsequent variants didn't reduce the effectiveness against transmission to ZERO...so they still worked...remember the adage... "Perfection is the enemy of Good"...also, the mRNA vaccines are great at protecting all people...including those who think they are immune, but really aren't...from serious illness or death. b) Myocarditis is, if I remember correctly, around 10 X more likely if you get COVID as opposed to being vaccinated...easy call...get the shot...besides, the remedy for Myo...is basically something like Advil, but I'm in a rush, so don't hold me to it...get back to me later if you have other data...bottom line, no big deal....c) In the entire history of vaccines there have been NO serious adverse effects after 6 mos of usage, and we've been at this for years, with BILLIONS of doses...STOP WORRYING.
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GOTTA GO...see you later if you haven't calmed down.