Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-09 14:15:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5579F241219C5C392478E2656AA9B5D33653E5E42707E2A2F0FA2BD4E7970F12
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Original Note:
The claim a lab leak is the mostly likely origin of SARS-CoV-2 is not supported by the evidence. Substantial epidemiological evidence suggests COVID-19 originated via a similar pathway to SARS - a spillover from bats to intermediate hosts in wildlife farms or markets https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10096-020-03899-4#Sec2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abp8337 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abp8715
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