Understanding where Covid-19 came from is more than just politics — it could help us prevent the next pandemic.
, and, as a result, many of his followers. But, like the virus itself, Trump’s stance mutated, then promptly spread amongst his supporters.
What’s happened since has been an example of the complicated relationship between science and politics, and how a typically routine aspect of a viral outbreak investigation has become distorted to the point where even those who have stood firmly on the side of science and reason are questioning the motive. Here’s what we know, don’t know, and hope to find out about the origins of Covid-19.Like the pandemic itself, the attention given to the origin of Covid-19 has come in waves.
Like the natural spillover theory, what’s come to be known as the “lab leak” theory is also based on scientists’ prior experience with coronaviruses, according to“Anytime there’s an infectious disease outbreak, it is really important to ensure that it’s not an accidental lab-leak, because we know that there are labs all around the world using or working with viruses that pose threats to human health,” he tells.
But despite the potential widespread benefits of the findings of this type of investigation — including looking into whether the outbreak involved an accidental lab-leak — , agreeing with Tedros that the accidental lab leak hypothesis wasn’t given balanced consideration in the WHO report, and that further investigation into the origins of the virus is “necessary and feasible to achieve.” Two weeks later, Biden made the request for a renewed investigation, and almost immediatelyissued a statement referring to Biden’s request as “the old trick of political hype” and a “smear campaign.
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