# 6193
In the wake of the surprise announcement by Ron Fouchier earlier this week that the H5N1 virus he created is less lethal, and less transmissible than widely believed (see ASM BioDefense Meeting Video Now Online), we get reaction from a number of NSABB board members at the suggestion they take another look at his study.
Very much worth reading.
NSABB Members React to Request for Second Look at H5N1 Flu Studies
by Jon Cohen and David Malakoff on 2 March 2012,
Members of a U.S. government biosecurity advisory board are offering a range of reactions to the news that they are being asked to take a second look at two controversial flu studies. Some have not previously spoken publicly about the issue, which has sparked a global debate about biosecurity versus scientific freedom. And several say they are skeptical that the new review will reverse their opposition to fully publishing the methods and results of the two experiments.
