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Comment by Dale Fisher

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Infectious-diseases physician; chair of the WHO-coordinated Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
The theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory was not off the table, but remained unverified.
AI Verified (May 30, 2021)
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Dale Fisher, quoted in Matthew Weaver, “US must share intelligence on Covid origins, WHO-affiliated expert says,” The Guardian, May 30, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The source directly discusses the laboratory-leak theory and the quote treats it as unverified. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The lab-leak theory is described as not ruled out but unverified; abstain matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Guardian, 30 May 2021, attributes this wording to Dale Fisher. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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