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Comment by W. Ian Lipkin

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John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University
I don't think that I can conclude based on this paper that the origin is the seafood market. The only thing that I conclude from that paper is that it was a site for amplification.
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W. Ian Lipkin, transcribed interview with the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, April 6, 2023.
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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 Quote says the market evidence shows amplification rather than origin, directly relevant to the market-clustering claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Quote calls the market a site of amplification rather than demonstrated origin, supporting against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified House Oversight transcript (2023-04-06), pp. 104-105, records Lipkin's exact statement that the market was a site for amplification. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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