Roger Pielke Jr.

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Science-policy scholar and author of The Honest Broker writing on contested science and public policy.

Speaks on: Covid 19 Origins Health Public Health Research Policy Disinformation

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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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I do think it’s highly likely that COVID emerged from a research-related incident. It’s not the first we’ve seen.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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I do think it’s highly likely that COVID emerged from a research-related incident. It’s not the first we’ve seen.
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