Ex-Biden Adviser Says Pandemic Was Likely a Lab Leak
- Dr. Ashish Jha, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, now believes COVID-19 was more likely caused by an accidental lab leak, though he states no one in the U.S. knows for sure and calls for transparency from China.
- The CIA and other U.S. agencies have released low confidence assessments that a lab leak is the most likely origin of COVID-19, while many scientists still consider natural spillover plausible and the debate ongoing.
- Several major news organizations initially dismissed the lab leak theory as a conspiracy, which later hurt their credibility when the theory gained plausibility.
- The Biden administration faced a lawsuit over pressuring social media companies to censor COVID-19 origin discussions; a settlement now prohibits such government coercion for a decade.
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Former Biden Adviser Reveals Shift on COVID Origins
Former Biden White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says he now believes the COVID-19 pandemic most likely began with an accidental laboratory leak, marking a notable shift from the position he held when he joined the administration.According to Fox News, Jha shared his updated assessment during a Sunday interview on CNN with Dana Bash after she referenced a recent social media post in which he agreed with commentator Jamie Met…
After years of debate, former COVID response coordinator acknowledges pandemic source 'probably a lab leak' – Democratic Accent
Former Biden White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha revealed in a Sunday interview on CNN that he believes COVID-19 was likely caused by a lab leak. During the interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, she highlighted how Jha had retweeted commentator Jamie Metzl’s lengthy social media post saying he believed COVID-19 originated from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. While the lab leak theory was widely disputed early in the…
After years of debate, former COVID response coordinator acknowledges pandemic source 'probably a lab leak'
Dr. Ashish Jha says he now believes COVID-19 originated from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, marking a shift from his views when he entered the Biden White House.
Biden COVID Czar Concedes Virus Likely Came from Chinese Lab.
Dr. Ashish Jha’s shift toward the lab leak theory highlights the ongoing need for further transparency and accountability in determining what officials knew about COVID-19’s origins during the pandemic.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Dr. Ashish Jha, the former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, said he now believes the coronavirus pandemic was more likely caused by a laboratory leak in Wuhan than by a natural outbreak. Jha said his conclusio…
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