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The most recent peer-reviewd survey I can find on the topic is [1], which is the 2nd followup by the same author doing survey reviews of the scientific literatu
by dzdt 1y ago
The most recent peer-reviewd survey I can find on the topic is [1], which is the 2nd followup by the same author doing survey reviews of the scientific literature on origins of Covid-19.
His summary conclusion: "There is much greater scientific support for the [zoonotic hypothesis]. Conclusion: The main gap in the zoonotic hypothesis is the lack of a detected intermediate host, which has not been found yet. In turn, although the hypothesis of a laboratory leak has not been supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it cannot be definitively discarded."
The weight of scientific evidence is AGAINST the lab leak hypothesis, but the waters are so muddy from politicization of the topic that consensus or proof will likely never be achieved. This is the same conclusion at [2]:
"The consensus among scientists is that, although a lab leak origin is possible, the scientific evidence points to a natural, zoonotic origin from wild animals."
[1] JPMCHR 2024 https://doi.org/10.38207/JCMPHR/2024/JAN05020519 https://doi.org/10.38207/JCMPHR/2024/JAN05020519 https://www.acquaintpublications.com/article/four-years-later-is-it-already-known-the-origin-of-sars-cov-2 https://www.acquaintpublications.com/article/four-years-late...
[2] BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1578 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1578 (Published 09 September 2024) https://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q1578 https://www.bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q1578
- ReptileMan 1y agoThis subtly evades the question whether the virus spent time in the lab and some moron dropped a vial on the floor
- dzdt 1y agoI'm not an expert, but to my understanding that is exactly the version of "lab leak" that is not able to be conclusively ruled out by the publicly available evidence.