![]() benjamin muellerīut it’s not only Republicans who have taken interest in this question. This was a narrative that was decided that they were going to say this came from the wet market and they were going to do everything they could to support it, to negate any discussion about the possibility that this came from a lab. And they furnished emails and other records that they say proves their case against him. They blame Fauci in particular for steering scientists away from the lab leak theory in early 2020. Fauci prompted the drafting of a publication that would disprove the lab leak theory. We released a memo highlighting new evidence that suggests that Dr. And at it, they used the hearing to go after one of their most favorite political targets Tony Fauci, a public health official who led parts of the coronavirus response. So they set up a committee to look at just that question, and they had their first hearing last week. The select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I think they have grievances with the way Democrats have handled many parts of the pandemic response, and that includes the idea that Democrats have unfairly overlooked this theory about how the virus started, the possibility that it came from a lab. They see themselves as having unfinished business, which is to look much more closely at how the virus began and specifically at a theory that’s popular on the Republican side of the aisle, which is that the virus may have accidentally leaked from a lab. Well, Republicans took control of the House recently, and they’ve made it a priority to investigate the origins of the virus. How are we all of a sudden having this conversation again? benjamin mueller So Ben, in Washington last week there was a hearing on the question of where and how COVID actually began, and it really felt like deja vu, right? Like here we are again three years later listening to a debate about whether COVID leaked from a lab or crossed over from a sick animal in a market. Today, my colleague Benjamin Mueller on what we actually know about how COVID started and why the politics are making it harder to find answers. ![]() But recently, the debate about the origins of the virus has re-emerged, this time in Congress. Three years after the start of COVID, the central mystery of the pandemic - how exactly it began - remains unsolved. sabrina taverniseįrom “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.” Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Transcript What to Know About the Covid Lab Leak Theory Investigating the origins of the pandemic has underscored how difficult it might be to turn up conclusive evidence.
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