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Comment by Michael Head

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Senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton
This particular conspiracy around deliberate release form a laboratory has been doing the rounds throughout the pandemic. It has been rebutted several times already.
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Michael Head, expert reaction to a preprint on SARS-CoV-2 origins, Science Media Centre, September 15, 2020.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Quote calls laboratory-release theory rebutted and cites evidence against lab manipulation; it opposes the claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Quote rejects laboratory-release theory and favors natural origin; recorded answer against is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Science Media Centre source attributes the exact quotation to Michael Head. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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