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Physician-scientist; founder and former CEO of Atossa Therapeutics
The virus was spreading in Wuhan in the early fall of 2019, two to four months before the first case in the Hunan Seafood Market. This is supported by fourteen observations or evidence. This should be sufficient to dismiss the Hunan Market as the source of the outbreak.
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Steven Quay, opening statement to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, June 18, 2024.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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AI Verified Quay says the virus was spreading months before the first market case and that this dismisses the market as source, directly bearing on whether clustering reflects emergence there. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is against: Quay argues early spread preceded the Huanan market cases and says that dismisses the market as the outbreak source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago

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AI Verified Senate HSGAC PDF is Steven Quay's June 18, 2024 opening statement and contains the stored sentence on early-fall 2019 spread and dismissing the Hunan market source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 2h ago
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