> if these lapses are so common and so many countries possess the capacity for serious mistakes, why don't we see more regular outbreaks (if not full-blown pandemics) caused by labs? In other words, what makes COVID special?
Perhaps it is not special. One might as well ask what was special about a coin that lands heads three times in a row in its first three flips.
Perhaps it is not special. One might as well ask what was special about a coin that lands heads three times in a row in its first three flips.