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Comment by Jeremy Farrar

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Physician-scientist and Director-General of the World Health Organization; formerly director of the Wellcome Trust.
I do think that the balance of scientific evidence points strongly in favour of a natural origin, though you cannot totally rule out laboratory accidents.
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Jeremy Farrar, interview with The Guardian, July 25, 2021.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Farrar expressly weighs natural origin against laboratory accident. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Quote/source context supports the recorded 'abstain' position on the linked statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Guardian interview attributes this wording to Jeremy Farrar. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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