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Comment by Robert Koblentz

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Biodefense, global health security, and biorisk-management scholar at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.
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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Robert Koblentz testimony to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, April 3, 2024.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The testimony says evidence points most strongly to natural spillover, making opposition to the lab-origin proposition substantially more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago
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AI Verified Testimony says evidence points most strongly to a natural spillover event. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified Congress.gov Senate hearing transcript, 3 Apr 2024, contains this testimony by Robert Koblentz. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago
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