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We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin. Scientists from multiple countries have published and analysed genomes of the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and they overwhelmingly conclude that this coronavirus originated in wildlife, as have so many other emerging pathogens.
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Charles Calisher et al., "Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19," The Lancet, February 19, 2020, as quoted by The Guardian on February 20, 2020.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Authentic. The PMC copy at the supplied URL (PMCID PMC7159294) contains the quoted two-sentence passage verbatim in the body of the Lancet correspondence titled "Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19," and its metadata lists "Lancet. 2020 Feb 19;395(10226):e42–e43." The page is a named collective statement, so attributing the words to the statement title is acceptable even though individual signers are also listed; The Guardian’s February 20, 2020 report identifies the same Lancet letter. ([pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7159294/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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