Coronavirus may have spread in Wuhan in August, Harvard research shows, but China dismissive

[candide]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

There are dozens of studies being published and nearly all of them have not been peer reviewed and come out in pre print yet media picks up on them, often these studies have information rolled back after being reviewed. 

 

Draft Research Raises Murky Questions

An unreviewed early draft of a study—known as a preprint—from Harvard Medical School researchers with data that suggests that the coronavirus may have been spreading in Wuhan, China, as early as August 2019 received widespread media coverage this week. U.S. President Donald Trump and others keen to blame the pandemic on China have seized on the draft paper. But as numerous analysts have pointed out, the preprint has serious problems—including cherry-picking data.

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/10/trust-early-coronavirus-research-pandemic-wuhan-harvard-study-preprint-trump/

This article raises legitimate concerns. However, for an article criticizing scientific research, it shows a serious lack of reliable source. The links in the article's lead to.... tweets. The so called analysts cited by their tweets are one guy with a PhD in stats, one expat in China doing grain/ oilseeds and one "Award winning (!) artist, scientist, game dev, lazy."

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5 hours ago, JCauto said:

No, I'm agreeing with your point, but pointing out that this does in fact indicate some poor academic practice at what is supposedly one of the top five educational institutes in the world. They likely saw the opportunity presented to release it early since only a fool would not see the potential for its rapid and massive amplification. That is not political, in terms of advocating for a specific point of view or outcome that would be pleasing to one side or another, but is political in terms of recognizing that the results would receive a lot of attention because of the subject matter and they knew that. So they were happy enough to harness that political wind by hoisting up a sail to catch it.

OK.  Perhaps my attention span wasn't long enough to understand your point.  Age sucks man.  ????