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Comment by Gregory D. Koblentz

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George Mason biodefense program director
I believe the available evidence points most strongly to a natural spillover event as the origin of the pandemic. However, a research-related accident cannot be ruled out at this time.
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Gregory D. Koblentz, testimony to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, June 18, 2024.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Preferring natural spillover while not ruling out accident establishes opposition to the lab-incident claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Koblentz says available evidence most strongly supports natural spillover. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Congress.gov testimony reproduces the quote verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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