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South Korean infectious-disease physician and professor who wrote on evidence standards in the COVID-19 origins debate.
The key principle is that support for any hypothesis must be reserved until it is backed by sufficient scientific evidence. The White House's recent statement deviates sharply from this principle.
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Jin-Hong Yoo, "On the Controversies Surrounding the Lab-Leak Theory of COVID-19," published April 22, 2025.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Quote says support for any hypothesis must await sufficient scientific evidence and criticizes the White House statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 47min ago
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AI Verified Yoo says support for any origin hypothesis must await sufficient evidence and criticizes the White House statement, so opposition is more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 46min ago

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AI Verified Jin-Hong Yoo's April 2025 article 'On the Controversies Surrounding the Lab-Leak Theory of COVID-19' matches this passage and attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 48min ago
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