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After all of these years, no link between China and CoV2 virus was found[1][2]. Evidence points out that virus was originated few months earlier (September-October 2019) and outside of China. Wuhan was first city where CoV2 meet Swine Flu, which raised both infection rate and death rate (from 1.1% for CoV2 and 0.1% for Swine Flu to 5.4%).

Evidence points to Russia, where major incident happen at Sep 16, 2019[3] "Vector" BSL4 lab in Koltsovo (Novosibirsk), where unprotected first responders entered BSL4 lab and stole lab equipment. Then virus transferred to Wuhan by Chinese military police after joint training with Russian military in Koltsovo few weeks later after the incident.

[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03982-2

[2]: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00353-8

[3]: https://thebulletin.org/2019/09/an-explosion-rocked-a-russia...

Ironically funded by US taxes, if you believe this hypothesis to be true.

What does that have to do with anything? If I pay the salary of a driver and they decide to drink and run over a family it's in no way my fault.

If you pay a researcher to do gain of function research on dangerous viruses, and that research end up causing a global pandemic, you are absolutely to blame.

that is not correct in the slightest. It would only be your blame if you built and managed the lab. The lab is not US owned or managed, it's up to the lab who claims they can safely work on dangerous viruses to ensure that they keep it contained. They still own and manage and are responsible for the lab, the US just paid them for research. It's no different than the US contracting space onboard SpaceX rockets, the US isn't then suddenly responsible if the rocket misdirects and hits someone's house.

The client is absolutely responsible. If they fund the lab, they are absolutely responsible for how the lab is conducting it's research.

I can't believe I have to type this out.

This has gotta be a troll man. They aren't responsible for poor security measures. They are only responsible for what is outlined in the thing they pay for. I'm gonna mute this thread purely because I'm pretty certain you're trolling for the sake of it. If for some reason you aren't trolling, take a business ethics and responsibilities course, there's some free ones online, or you could talk to a lawyer you might know, either one should help you understand.

XD business ethics and lawyers, sure mate.

Have a nice day.

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