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Coauthor of a 2026 Open COVID Journal meta-analysis on scientific consensus and COVID-19 origins
Early cases linked to animal exposure, not labs.
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E.J Ayanlowo, coauthor of "COVID-19 Origins: A Mixed-Methods Meta-Analysis of Scientific Consensus and Political Narratives," The Open COVID Journal, published March 9, 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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Disputed The supplied PDF is fetchable and does contain the clause “(4)) early cases linked to animal exposure, not labs,” in the abstract, but it appears as part of a numbered list and not exactly as the standalone sentence submitted. More importantly, the article is credited to 19 named coauthors—“C.O Afolabi ... and B.N Ebonyem,” including E.J. Ayanlowo—not to E.J. Ayanlowo alone. The source also shows the electronic publication date as 2026-03-09. Because this is a many-author paper rather than a single-author statement, this platform cannot verify it as an E.J. Ayanlowo quote. ([opencovidjournal.com](https://opencovidjournal.com/VOLUME/6/ELOCATOR/e26669587424966/PDF/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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