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		SlipperySlope on March 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If Covid-19 Did Start with a Lab Leak, Would We Ev... 1. No animal host has been found. 2. At first appearance virus was very contagious to humans. 3. Wuhan Institute of Virology published research on Bat virus genetically engineered for human lethality before the outbreak. Lab leak hypothesis has more evidence than natural origin hypothesis.

AndrewBissell on March 12, 2021 [–]

WIV had Pentagon funding and involvement from American gain-of-function researchers as well so it's hardly a matter of it being solely China's fault.

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