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3mo ago

Trump Administration Redesigns COVID Website to Promote Lab Leak Theory

Covid.gov now redirects to a White House page asserting COVID-19 originated from a Wuhan lab, embedding GOP findings and criticizing past public health leaders.

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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like. Credit: NIAID-RML

Overview

  • The White House replaced the Covid.gov resource portal with a webpage titled 'Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19,' claiming the virus emerged from a Wuhan lab.
  • The revamped site includes the GOP-led House Subcommittee’s December 2024 report, which concluded a lab accident was the most likely origin of the pandemic.
  • The page criticizes Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden, the World Health Organization, and others for allegedly suppressing alternative theories and treatments during the pandemic.
  • The site’s launch coincides with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial restructuring of public health agencies, including significant funding and staff cuts.
  • While some U.S. intelligence agencies support the lab leak theory with varying confidence, many scientists continue to favor a natural spillover origin based on available evidence.