Thread by @Laurie_Garrett, Researchers in Paris say analysis of samples from 2 individuals hospitalized on [...]

Researchers in Paris say analysis of samples from 2 individuals hospitalized on Dec 2, 2019 shows they had #COVID19. Neither had traveled outside of France recently, & never to China. This pushes back the earliest non-Chinese case by well over a month. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/health/france-coronavirus-december-death-intl/index.html

French doctors say they found a Covid-19 patient from December

There's new evidence that the coronavirus may have been in France weeks earlier than was previously thought.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/health/france-coronavirus-december-death-intl/index.html

BUT, this is a flawed study. Indeed. It's worth noting this is published in the same journal that has since apologized to the world for pub'ing the dreadful Didier Roualt #hydroxychloroquine paper that spawned the mania over that drug's use for #COVID19 . https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/journal-publisher-concerned-over-hydroxychloroquine-study-67405

Journal Publisher Concerned over Hydroxychloroquine Study

The report by Didier Raoult and colleagues that examined the use of the anti-malarial drug in a small number of COVID-19 patients receives criticism from the very society that published it.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/journal-publisher-concerned-over-hydroxychloroquine-study-67405

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