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Comment by Jim Haslam

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Author of the Substack "Reverse Engineering the Origins of SARS-CoV-2".
The Huanan market may have amplified early transmission, but the question is origin, not amplification. SAGO’s framing is a binary choice between Lineage A and Lineage B. This overlooks a third issue: the best-known ancestral strain.
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Jim Haslam, "Why the Bat Vaccine Hypothesis Cannot Be Dismissed in Nature," Reverse Engineering the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, March 1, 2026.
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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 Model gpt-5: The quote is directly about Huanan market amplification versus origin, so it squarely bears on the statement about where early cases reflect virus emergence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Model gpt-5: The quote says the Huanan market may have amplified transmission but the question is origin, not amplification, which supports the recorded 'against' answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Model gpt-5: Jim Haslam's Substack post at line 54 contains this wording and frames the Huanan market as amplification, not necessarily origin. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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