CIA Now Says, With ‘Low Confidence,’ That Lab Leak Was Most Likely Source of Covid Pandemic
The Central Intelligence Agency previously said that two explanations were plausible, a lab leak or a natural source for the virus. Yet under new agency director John Ratcliffe, the CIA has changed its view, which is now in line with that of the Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CIA now favors lab-leak theory, as critics of covid response take power
New CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the covid origins analysis declassified, which a spokesperson described as a “low-confidence” assessment.
Trump’s CIA Now Backs Controversial Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
The CIA says both a natural origin and a lab leak "remain plausible" as potential sources of covid-19, following a review of the pandemic's origins.
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, But Confidence Remains Low
But Confidence Remains Low By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, (HealthDay News) -- After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic.
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak
The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low confidence, that it did, rather than from natural transmission.
Studies Show Long COVID Risk In Women, SARS-CoV-2 And Chronic Fatigue Link
Risk of long COVID is higher in women and a link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of ME/CFS is shown, according ...
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Study: Multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk for long COVID
The vast majority of people in a study with long COVID had experienced multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections over the course of a ...
The CIA joins the anti-China bandwagon on COVID origins, despite lack of any evidence
On Saturday, new CIA Director john Ratcliffe made public the CIA’s reassessment that shifts from an inconclusive position to ...
Feeling extra tired? This virus could be the culprit, study suggests
That’s according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine earlier this month, which found that 4.5% ...
COVID Map Update As 17 US States Report 'Very High' Virus Activity
CDC testing data for the same period reveals that 6.6 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin seeing the highest test positivity ...
Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2
In the COVID-19 pandemic era, at-home, portable tests were crucial for knowing when to wear a mask or isolate at home. Now, ...
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Innovative approach tracks SARS-CoV-2 in the blood to guide COVID-19 treatment
Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood ...
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Pemivibart only option against ‘false reassurance’ of reduced SARS-CoV-2 virulence
The next phase of pre-exposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 currently rests on the shoulders of a single monoclonal ...
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Four lessons COVID taught us about the immune system
In the midst of pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections.
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Tofacitinib reduces SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in patients with PTPN2 deficiency
Researchers report the ability of tofacitinib to reduce infection risk with SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who are deficient in ...