How A COVID Origins Study Went From Conspiracy Theory Slayer To Just A ‘Point Of View’
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How A COVID Origins Study Went From Conspiracy Theory Slayer To Just A ‘Point Of View’

Daniel Chaitin

A controversial study credited with fueling the notion that COVID had natural origins was just a “point of view” rather than a research project, the medical journal that published the paper is now saying.

Nature Medicine’s fresh characterization of the “Proximal Origin” report, as conveyed in a story from The Telegraph published over the weekend, stands in stark contrast to how chief editor Joao Monteiro pitched the findings when they were published in March of 2020 during the early stages of the pandemic.

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