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Covid-19 laboratory leak hypothesis
Covid-19 laboratory leak hypothesis: extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence
BMJ 2021; 374 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2006 (Published 13 August 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;374:n2006
- Owain Donnelly, clinical lecturer in tropical medicine
- RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- owain.donnelly{at}nhs.net
Thacker’s piece on the laboratory leak hypothesis does not provide much clarity for readers on the various arguments in the literature for the virus having a natural origin.1
A quotation notes that “An accident . . . is the opposite of a conspiracy,” but the conspiracy refers to the major effort needed to cover up such an incident, which would most likely involve hundreds of people. Such an extraordinary …
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