Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory. Credits: Alexandra_koch, Pixabay
The Trump administration has redirected major public health websites, covid.gov and covidtests.govGo to the new federal page that promotes Covid-19 lab leak theory.
The website says that Covid-19 was born from Wuhan’s lab in China. It’s not a wet market, as many scientists believe. The move rekindled intense debate about the origins of the pandemic and intensified geopolitical tensions between the US and China.
Covid Public Health Site is currently promoting lab leakage theory
Both websites redirect users to a White House URL entitled “Laborek: The True Origins of Covid-19” (Whitehouse.gov). According to the site:
“The proximal origin of the publication of SARS-COV-2, which was repeatedly used by public health officials and the media, has been repeatedly used to distrust the lab leakage theory, but Dr. Fauci was urged to push forward the favourable narrative that Covid-19 was born naturally.”
It also claims that Covid-19 “has biological characteristics.” do not have It is found naturally, and shows that all Covid-19 cases come from a single referral to humans.
The senior administrator said Fox News:
“This administration prioritizes transparency over everything else. Americans deserve to know the truth about the community pandemic.” (Quote) Guardian. )
What do scientists say about the origins of Covid?
Lab leakage theory is gaining momentum in the political world, but much of the scientific community continues to support the natural ripple hypothesis. Recently, in August 2024, researchers wrote Journal of Virology “The weight of evidence supports spillover events,” he said, but they remain open-minded and admit that their decisive origins may never be known. Guardian.
Meanwhile, a January 2025 CIA assessment reportedly found that lab origin theory was more likely than natural, but only “low confidence.”
The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concluded in December 2024 that “lab-related cases, including gain-of-function research, are most likely to be Covid-19.” (Quote) Newsweek).
China accuses us of politicizing the pandemic
China’s Foreign Ministry has denounced the Trump administration’s website as a political stunt.
“Rehashing the ‘lab leak’ theory on related websites and smearing China with unfounded accusations is another ploy the US uses for political manipulation under the pretext of tracing Covid’s origins. ”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun said he quoted it during a press conference. Newsweek.
He also revived widely dismissed claims that Covid-19 may have been launched at Fort Detrick, the US Army Research Institute in Maryland, referring to the 2019 Vaping Lung Disease outbreak as a starting point.
The revival of Lab Leak theory comes as Trump pledges to revive China’s pressure on US manufacturing and trade talks. Critics argue that the origins of the pandemic are being used as leverage for a broader geopolitical and economic battle.
The new White House page also challenges previous public health guidance. It claims:
“The social distancing recommendations “6 feet apart” were arbitrary and not based on science. During the testimony of the closed door, Dr. Fauci testified that the guidance “has appeared a bit.”
Where did Covid-19 come from?
We are not sure yet. this is us do According to various sources,
- The Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted gain-of-function research on coronavirus
- Wuhan has both labs and wet markets related to early outbreaks
- US intelligence and scientific organizations disagree about the origins of the virus
- Transparency from China remains limited
- There is no conclusive evidence yet that neither theory has been confirmed
So, what do you think? Is the world close to the truth?
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