I guess the NIH and Fauci could say there’s no conflict between these two reports, because, the NIH says, even after admitting what’s in the headline, there’s no way the research could have led to Covid 19.
But given the lack of transparency from NIH and its director Anthony Fauci, if not outright duplicity, surely we must question that claim. The “lab leak theory” remains on the table.
As even very left-of-centre Vanity Fair says:
But the NIH letter—coming after months of congressional demands for more information—seemed to underscore that America’s premier science institute [National Institute of Health] has been less than forthcoming about risky research it has funded and failed to properly monitor. Instead of helping to lead a search for COVID-19’s origins, with the pandemic now firmly in its 19th month, the NIH has circled the wagons, defending its grant system and scientific judgment against a rising tide of questions.
Maybe we’ll never know the origin of the virus. Given China has locked down on any more investigation there; and given that attitude of NIH. Shame on both of them.
