After new CIA finding, China says ‘extremely unlikely’ COVID-19 came from a lab
China on Monday dismissed the possibility that the virus that caused COVID-19 leaked from a lab, after the CIA said it now favors the so-called lab leak theory over natural transmission. “It
Trump’s CIA Now Backs Controversial Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
The CIA says both a natural origin and a lab leak "remain plausible" as potential sources of covid-19, following a review of the pandemic's origins.
Why the CIA has "low confidence" in its COVID origin assessment
The CIA has "low confidence" it its assessment that the COVID-19 virus more likely came from a lab rather than natural transmission. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder reports.
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, (HealthDay News) -- After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic.
What to Know About the CIA's Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
Since COVID-19 first took off, political leaders, infectious disease specialists, and the lay public have debated its origins. Eventually, two hypotheses emerged: Either the virus crossed over from animals to humans in a wet market in Wuhan—the city in which the disease first appeared—or it leaked from a Chinese lab,
China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low confidence, that it did, rather than from natural transmission.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural origin.
COVID Turns 5: Facts and Remaining Mysteries About the Virus
COVID-19 has continued to claim lives at an average rate of about 900 deaths per week in the U.S. over the past year.
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Predicting the future of COVID-19
Having this knowledge from our model would help with readiness ... The spike protein of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, binds to ACE2, a receptor on the host cells, which allows the virus to ...
Aerosol research shows how easily COVID-19 can be caught through the air
The virus winter season has struck—and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now ...
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The Covid-19 Pandemic
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter.
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After a long lull, Covid-19 levels are surging in the US
Hoerger runs a Covid-19 forecasting model that pulls heavily from the CDC ... Variants are expected as “gradual changes to the virus, known as mutations, result in new viruses that look ...
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Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease primarily ... and when a future virus causes vascular complications, this model could be used to quickly test drugs to find potential therapies while the need ...