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Comment by Juan Lama

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Molecular virologist and Chief Scientific Officer at RetroVirox Inc.
For context, the majority of virologists support the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a zoonotic spillover event that occurred in the vicinity of a wet market in Wuhan.
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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 says virologists support zoonotic spillover near a Wuhan wet market, which directly bears on whether COVID-19 came from a lab-related incident rather than natural spillover. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The quote supports natural zoonotic spillover near Wuhan, so it implies opposition to the lab-incident statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago
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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AI Verified The quote points to a wet-market zoonotic spillover in Wuhan, which makes the market-origin claim substantially more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote points to zoonotic spillover at a Wuhan wet market, so support for the market-origin statement is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified LinkedIn post text matches the quote about the majority of virologists supporting zoonotic spillover near a Wuhan wet market. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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