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2024-06-15 04:00:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AD1F338D32D9590219597E9F0D122C40AA1890FC1ABC011DC93C06B54DB4E719
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The prevailing scientific view is that COVID most likely originated from a natural zoonotic spillover, possibly involving an intermediate animal host at the Huanan Seafood Market. While the lab leak theory remains a topic of discussion, it lacks substantial evidence. https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/coronavirus-information/about-the-virus/is-covid-19-a-biological-weapon https://theconversation.com/what-if-china-really-did-develop-covid-as-a-bioweapon-here-are-the-issues-involved-207579 https://apnews.com/russias-bioweapon-conspiracy-theory-finds-support-in-us-0f535c2e136cacab85cfd269dc3124f2 https://www.businesstoday.in/coronavirus/story/was-sars-cov-2-virus-that-causes-covid-19-engineered-as-a-bio-weapon-heres-what-indian-scientists-say-387596-2023-06-29 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8300139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266003/
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