Fauci continues to suggest the zoonotic theory is more likely than the lab leak theory (doesn't mean it's impossible, just less likely) for COVID origins.
Recently, that theory got a massive boost, suggesting it may have been raccoon dogs in the Wuhan market that may have passed the virus to humans.
Unearthed genetic sequences from China market may point to animal origin of COVID-19
French scientist finds previously undisclosed data from Chinese research team
https://www.science.org/content/article ... -sequences
A scientific sleuth in France has identified previously undisclosed genetic data from a food market in Wuhan, China, that she and colleagues say support the theory that coronavirus-infected animals there triggered the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the researchers presented their findings on Tuesday to the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), an expert group convened last year by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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BTW, as I've said many times, whether or not it came from a lab leak, nothing wrong with tightening biosafety protocols at all these facilities, and BTW while we may still not know for decades, it would help if the Chinese government was a bit more cooperative.