My thread on Omicron peaking is S. Africa should not have been moved to the Africa forum.

[MarathonMike]

The early peak of Omicron is S. Africa has obvious implications far beyond Africa.

 

[eagle1462010]

I agree. It is supposed to be ground zero for Omicron.

 

[Ringel05]

In before the lock!!

 

[eagle1462010]

In before the lock!!

I'll report you and speed it up.......lmao

 

[badger2]

I agree. It is supposed to be ground zero for Omicron.

That's debatable.

 

[eagle1462010]

That's debatable.

So where did it originate from then? That is the first reported case that I've seen.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

I'll report you and speed it up.......lmao

Pussy.

 

[badger2]

So where did it originate from then? That is the first reported case that I've seen.

We've just today linked Baric's work to a chimera virus that was made from a bat virus and a mouse-adapted virus. So technically, Omicron may have evolved from these kinds of studies. Omicron evolving in South Africa, yes, to a certain extent, though maybe not completely. The Sorensen/Dalgleish report is the best argument thusfar for lab manipulation.

 

[badger2]

In other words, Baric's mouse-adapted chimera work may have influenced similar work that produced SARS-CoV-2. Then evolving in South African mice, producing Omicron, at which point it jumped back into South African humans. Omicron likely evolved in mice, though not necessarily only South African mice.