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Comment by Elizabeth Ginexi

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Researcher and writer on science policy, ethics, and NIH-related issues
The majority of virologists and epidemiologists who have examined the question conclude that the available evidence favors a natural spillover origin. No credible evidence links NIH-funded research to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2.
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Elizabeth Ginexi, "I Went to Congress to Testify in Defense of NIH. Here's What Happened.," July 2, 2026.
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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 whether COVID-19 came from spillover versus a lab-related incident, so it is relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says the evidence favors natural spillover and no credible evidence links NIH-funded research to emergence, so against is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Elizabeth Ginexi’s Substack lines 96-96 say the evidence favors a natural spillover origin and that no credible evidence links NIH-funded research to SARS-CoV-2 emergence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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