Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

I mean, we saw what happened at Wuhan. And when I heard this, I mean, my blood was chilled. I thought, okay, you can't have a lax safety culture in a lab like this. You absolutely have to have 100% commitment to safety when you are engaged in experiments with these kinds of select agents. you know, like pathogens. And so I ordered that the lab essentially shut down until further notice.

I mean, we saw what happened at Wuhan. And when I heard this, I mean, my blood was chilled. I thought, okay, you can't have a lax safety culture in a lab like this. You absolutely have to have 100% commitment to safety when you are engaged in experiments with these kinds of select agents. you know, like pathogens. And so I ordered that the lab essentially shut down until further notice.

We secured those to select agents so that they're not going to pose any risk, the select agents being the viruses and stuff, and, you know, shut down all those experiments. I'm not going to reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that whoever is actually running it has safety as job one, two, and three. The experiments, some of them are likely important scientifically. And they're worth doing.

We secured those to select agents so that they're not going to pose any risk, the select agents being the viruses and stuff, and, you know, shut down all those experiments. I'm not going to reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that whoever is actually running it has safety as job one, two, and three. The experiments, some of them are likely important scientifically. And they're worth doing.

We secured those to select agents so that they're not going to pose any risk, the select agents being the viruses and stuff, and, you know, shut down all those experiments. I'm not going to reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that whoever is actually running it has safety as job one, two, and three. The experiments, some of them are likely important scientifically. And they're worth doing.

At least some of them are. We're going to do a review of that as well. But no matter what the scientific benefit might be, it's not worth the risk of harming human populations at scale with a lax safety culture. And I won't reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that that has been regressed.

At least some of them are. We're going to do a review of that as well. But no matter what the scientific benefit might be, it's not worth the risk of harming human populations at scale with a lax safety culture. And I won't reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that that has been regressed.

At least some of them are. We're going to do a review of that as well. But no matter what the scientific benefit might be, it's not worth the risk of harming human populations at scale with a lax safety culture. And I won't reopen the lab until I'm satisfied that that has been regressed.

There's an ongoing FBI investigation. So I don't I shouldn't step in front of it. And I actually have not been briefed yet on what they found on that specific on those specific questions. So but as far as I know, but you're you're satisfied. Yeah, as far as I know, no one got.

There's an ongoing FBI investigation. So I don't I shouldn't step in front of it. And I actually have not been briefed yet on what they found on that specific on those specific questions. So but as far as I know, but you're you're satisfied. Yeah, as far as I know, no one got.

There's an ongoing FBI investigation. So I don't I shouldn't step in front of it. And I actually have not been briefed yet on what they found on that specific on those specific questions. So but as far as I know, but you're you're satisfied. Yeah, as far as I know, no one got.

Yeah, I'm satisfied there's no threat to the public. I mean, I think that if there was a threat to the public, we would have known before I got into office. I mean, it's the kind of agents we're talking about, the kind of experiments we're talking about. So I'm satisfied that there was no threat to the public, no damage to the public, no risk to the public from this incident.

Yeah, I'm satisfied there's no threat to the public. I mean, I think that if there was a threat to the public, we would have known before I got into office. I mean, it's the kind of agents we're talking about, the kind of experiments we're talking about. So I'm satisfied that there was no threat to the public, no damage to the public, no risk to the public from this incident.

Yeah, I'm satisfied there's no threat to the public. I mean, I think that if there was a threat to the public, we would have known before I got into office. I mean, it's the kind of agents we're talking about, the kind of experiments we're talking about. So I'm satisfied that there was no threat to the public, no damage to the public, no risk to the public from this incident.

But I'm not satisfied that we won't have a threat to the public in possible future incidents because it's the safety culture of a lab like this that determines what that risk actually is. In BSL-4 labs, there's no room for error. You cannot have any actions like this in a safety culture that waves its sides as it's normal. I mean, you can't have people like that running the lab.

But I'm not satisfied that we won't have a threat to the public in possible future incidents because it's the safety culture of a lab like this that determines what that risk actually is. In BSL-4 labs, there's no room for error. You cannot have any actions like this in a safety culture that waves its sides as it's normal. I mean, you can't have people like that running the lab.

But I'm not satisfied that we won't have a threat to the public in possible future incidents because it's the safety culture of a lab like this that determines what that risk actually is. In BSL-4 labs, there's no room for error. You cannot have any actions like this in a safety culture that waves its sides as it's normal. I mean, you can't have people like that running the lab.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.

You know, it's interesting because this job normally is bipartisan. Everyone loves you because you're doing experiments that advance human health. You go around the country giving talks, bragging about the scientific advances that actually. So, you know, in normal times, it would be a really fun job.