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Epidemiologist and coauthor of the 2026 Nature commentary on COVID-19 origins
Several wildlife species had been there before it was cleaned and sterilized on 1 January 2020 by the Chinese authorities in response to the outbreak.
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John M. Watson, coauthor of "COVID's origins: what we do and don't know," Nature, February 24, 2026.
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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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Disputed Nature’s 24 February 2026 article “COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know” contains this wording as part of a longer sentence, but the piece is credited to 23 named co-authors, including John M. Watson, so it cannot be verified as a quote by Watson alone. ([nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00530-y?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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