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Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the #USask @VIDOInterVac, is part of the team that authored a study that provides evidence that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was the early epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. bit.ly/3BF2iyf
The study, led by Dr. Michael Worobey, a Canadian virus evolution scientist at @uarizona, traced the start of the pandemic to the market in China, where wildlife susceptible to the virus were sold immediately before the pandemic began.
The scientists developed a detailed map of the market and showed a clear association of SARS-CoV-2-positive samples (reported by Chinese researchers in early 2020) and the western portion of the market, where live or freshly butchered animals were sold in late 2019.
I’ve stayed oddly quiet in the #yxecc election—oddly quiet given how much I love #yxe and how much I believe in this city. So, to anyone who is wanting to listen, I’d like to share my story of working with @charlieclarkyxe for over three years as his policy and comms advisor.
At first glance, me taking a job as a (and I don’t like this term, but I’ll use it for the sake of expediency) “political staffer” seems logical. I had a BA in political studies from #USask and was working on a Master’s at #UVic. It fit, so to speak.
But the truth is—almost in spite of this interest in politics and knowing how important this sort of work was and remains—I was finding myself rather turned off from politics.
