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Stephen Goldstein
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Mar 8, 2021
    There's a lot of prediction and uncertainty on the future of #SARSCoV2 in the human population. I'll do a little thread explaining why I *think* it will end up similar to the 4 "common-cold" endemic CoVs, but the time-scale on which this happens is up to us.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    May 19, 2018
    Replying to @AriFleischer
    You're explicitly saying Mueller should have ignored the law against basing hiring decisions based on political affiliations.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    May 4, 2020
    I want to spend a bit of time clearly laying out where #SARSCoV2 probably comes from, and how it could have ended up in Wuhan. Though it can't be ruled out there is currently no, zero evidence for a lab escape scenario while there is ample precedent for zoonotic spillover.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    May 23, 2024
    Replying to @JWLevitt
    Damn you got cooked
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Dec 5, 2021
    Glenn wants specifics, so here’s a specific lie he told. The email from Kristian to Fauci said some features of #SARSCoV2 looked potentially engineered, but they needed to investigate further. Glenn writes they concluded COVID came from a lab. A lie. He thinks you’re stupid.
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    Glenn Greenwald
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    Dec 5, 2021
    Replying to @ggreenwald
    One of the most bizarre and still-unexplained episodes in the COVID pandemic was the group of scientists who told Fauci in late January they concluded COVID came from a lab. Within days, they publicly recanted, then received millions in grants from NIAID, controlled by Fauci.
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    The scientists had questions and decided to investigate more. On digging deeper they found that there was no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was connected to a lab. No one “recanted,” they changed their mind based on evidence. Which is what scientists and anyone else *should* do. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Nov 13, 2020
    Replying to @aetiology @LACaldwellDC and 2 others
    If the Capitol physician signed off that's a real problem. We can argue Pelosi *should* know better regardless, but still.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Jan 29, 2019
    Replying to @StuPolitics
    Ah yes, the totally sensible economic argument that the richest country in the world, which prints money for the world, is too poor to not keep letting non-rich people die for no reason.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Jan 13, 2022
    This narrative of Tony Fauci as puppet master pulling the strings of virologists the world over is so stupid it's hard to believe the journalists pushing it actually believe it.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Jan 25, 2021
    The key figure from Moderna. 6.4-fold drop in neutralization against the SA variant, but neutralizing titers remain >1:100 for all sera tested (and generally much more). We’re okay because starting titers (2 doses) are >1:1000.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Feb 26, 2021
    If you're spending time undermining a single-dose, fridge-stable, highly tolerable COVID-19 vaccine...even if it's in good faith you need to think really hard about whether you're making a positive impact or possibly getting people killed.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Sep 4, 2021
    Antibody vs T-cell framing drives me crazy given the role of the latter in generating the former.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    May 12, 2021
    I would really urge fellow virologists not to speak with anyone from the @washingtonpost at this point given the anti-scientific disinformation campaign led by one of its most prominent voices.
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Aug 23, 2020
    If AstraZeneca agrees to market an insufficiently tested vaccine they should be permanently barred from the US market by the next administration.
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    Steve Herman
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    Aug 23, 2020
    The @realDonaldTrump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track an experimental #coronavirus vaccine from the #UK for use in America ahead of #Election2020, reports @FT. ft.com/content/b053f5…
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    Stephen Goldstein
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    Jun 6, 2021
    ICYMI Dr ⁦@angie_rasmussen⁩ and I wrote about why the best evidence we have still points to a natural origin of #SARSCoV2. washingtonpost.com/outlook/virus-…