Dr Emma Hodcroft Apr 20, 2023

A Q I've seen: "How did this stay quiet so long?"

Quote from the article:
"Many sources who spoke to Science declined to be named out of fear of legal action from Bogner or of losing GISAID access."

Scientists depend on GISAID access. Fear is powerful.

https://www.science.org/content/article/invented-persona-behind-key-pandemic-database

The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database

GISAID offers a safe space to post viral genomes. Peter Bogner, its perplexing creator and overseer, may be jeopardizing its future

Show threadBenedicteCallanApr 20, 2023
@firefoxx66 OMG!!! Welcome to governance matters 101. What was everyone thinking? Governments, Scientific Societies, Philanthropies…
Show threadBenedicteCallanApr 20, 2023
@firefoxx66 And by that I mean how on earth did they let such a critical resource be run by one man…
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft 
@BeneCal In fairness, I can believe there was a fair effort to _not_ make it appear as if it was being run by 1 man. However, these problems aren't new and have been growing. Many people were aware, people who probably could have done more. For them I have no explanation.
Apr 20, 2023 at 12:43pmWeb