Steven Quay on COVID-19 originated from a lab-related …

Steven Quay

Physician-scientist; founder and former CEO of Atossa Therapeutics

By taking only publicly available, scientific evidence about SARS-CoV-2 and using highly conservative estimates in my analysis, I nonetheless conclude that it is beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a laboratory.

AI Verified (Jan 29, 2021)

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Steven Quay, quoted in PR Newswire, "New Study By Dr. Steven Quay Concludes that SARS-CoV-2 Came from a Laboratory," 29 January 2021.

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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover

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AI Verified The quote is directly about the statement’s core claim: Quay says SARS-CoV-2 "escaped from a laboratory," and the cited source context explicitly frames his view as "not a natural zoonosis" and as a lab origin rather than nature. That makes a determinate stance on the complete statement clear. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-study-by-dr-steven-quay-concludes-that-sars-cov-2-came-from-a-laboratory-301217952.html)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote explicitly supports the statement: Quay says it is "beyond a reasonable doubt" that SARS-CoV-2 "escaped from a laboratory," which clearly favors a lab-related origin over natural spillover. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The PR Newswire source URL dated 2021-01-29 contains this sentence verbatim in quotation marks, and it appears immediately after the attribution “said Dr. Quay,” confirming it is a real quote attributed to Steven Quay. A Nasdaq republication mirrors the same wording and attribution. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-study-by-dr-steven-quay-concludes-that-sars-cov-2-came-from-a-laboratory-301217952.html)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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