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    Michael Hiltzik: A declassified government report offers no support for the lab-leak theory of COVID's origin

    by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Nov 02, 2021 4 minutes

    For months, adherents of the theory that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese government laboratory have hoped that an assessment President Joe Biden ordered from the nation's intelligence agencies would validate their suspicions.

    Their hopes are now dashed. The intelligence report was declassified and released on Oct. 29. It effectively demolishes the lab-leak theory.

    The release of the full report follows the publication of a brief declassified summary in August, stressing the intelligence community's inability to reach a firm conclusion about whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID pandemic, originated from natural sources or a Chinese laboratory.

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