Why Scientists, Lawmakers & Diplomats Care Where COVID Began
The NPR Politics Podcast
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Unraveling COVID-19 Origins
This chapter examines a recent Energy Department report that posits a lab leak as a potential origin of COVID-19, highlighting the low confidence in this assessment amid ongoing investigations. It discusses the conflict between this finding and the prevailing scientific belief in a natural origin from Wuhan's seafood market, emphasizing the lack of consensus among various intelligence agencies. The chapter also addresses the challenges of data transparency and the politically charged nature of the discourse surrounding the pandemic's origins.
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