> isn't the consensus still that the virus has a zoonotic origin? It's all very well to speak of a "scientific consensus" when that consensus is based on good,

> isn't the consensus still that the virus has a zoonotic origin? It's all very well to speak of a "scientific consensus" when that consensus is based on good, peer-reviewed research. But when the evidence is weak, then any "consensus" you might find is indistinguishable from an opinion poll among ill-informed folk. It's not a "scientific consensus", it's just an opinion that's popular.