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Scientist bitten by mouse in Taipei lab before testing positive for Covid

9 pointsby deepfriedgingerover 3 years ago

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karteumover 3 years ago
I understood this happened in a P3 lab. I would have expected a P3 lab would have better procedures to avoid being bitten by an infected mouse, especially since some P3 labs host experiments with viruses sometimes much more dangerous than sars-CoV-2, and that would be a disaster if such a virus escaped... <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;article&#x2F;exclusive-controversial-experiments-make-bird-flu-more-risky-poised-resume" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;article&#x2F;exclusive-controvers...</a>