The article in the New York Times did no such thing. It simply argued that the lab in Wuhan was only BSL2, insufficient for such research, and therefore could have been the source of a leak. It offered no evidence that it actually was the source and there is plenty of countervailing evidence for zoonotic transfer at the Wuhan market. Rep…
The article in the New York Times did no such thing. It simply argued that the lab in Wuhan was only BSL2, insufficient for such research, and therefore could have been the source of a leak. It offered no evidence that it actually was the source and there is plenty of countervailing evidence for zoonotic transfer at the Wuhan market. Reputable virologists have made the case that the virus show no evidence of being the result of lab manipulation. The distraction of the lab leak theory means insufficient focus on China's real culpability for Covid - allowing the return of the trafficking, farming and sale of wild animals and the tardy and secretive response of Wuhan health authorities. I wouldn't be surprised if China is secretly delighted with the obsession with a leak.
The article in the New York Times did no such thing. It simply argued that the lab in Wuhan was only BSL2, insufficient for such research, and therefore could have been the source of a leak. It offered no evidence that it actually was the source and there is plenty of countervailing evidence for zoonotic transfer at the Wuhan market. Reputable virologists have made the case that the virus show no evidence of being the result of lab manipulation. The distraction of the lab leak theory means insufficient focus on China's real culpability for Covid - allowing the return of the trafficking, farming and sale of wild animals and the tardy and secretive response of Wuhan health authorities. I wouldn't be surprised if China is secretly delighted with the obsession with a leak.
This article is from June 2024 and is well done. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/03/opinion/covid-lab-leak.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/opinion/covid-pandemic-lab-leak.html