I find it amusing that this topic is once again in "mainstream" news, with the same narratives and rhetoric.
This probably represents how delicate our relationship is with China. I fully believe the gov't knew about the origins of COVID. Will be amusing to see how this continues to play out in the media.
What? Could have happened anywhere? Gain of Function is forbidden in the US -no problem, let's do it in China or Ukraine. But no negativity, please! The pharma lobby needs to earn some money by forcing you, or make you have fear that you volunteer on your own, to take a gene therapy with some soft side effects, like instant death, which had a corrupted study for its accreditation. No problem- can happen anywhere, but no negativity, please!
Source: SpringerNature Group: European Journal of Medical Research