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CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM EXISTING EVIDENCE

Scientific conclusions are based on likelihood given the scientific data, and conclusions can change as new data are obtained. Based on the scientific data collected in the last 3 years by virologists worldwide, hypotheses 1 and 2 are unlikely. Hypotheses 3 and 4 cannot be ruled out by existing evidence. Since hypotheses 1 and 2 support the lab leak theory and hypotheses 3 and 4 are consistent with a zoonotic origin, the lab leak- and zoonotic-origin explanations are not equally probable, and the available evidence favors the latter. Further insight into CoVs in animals at the animal-human interface requires additional surveillance of circulating virus sequences from animals. There is ample precedent for the seeding of pandemics and more geographically limited outbreaks from nonhuman species. Common-cold CoVs, SARS-CoV, Ebola virus, HIV, influenza A virus, mpox virus, and others all have zoonotic origins (31–33). SARS-CoV-2 is the ninth documented coronavirus to enter the human population. The best existing scientific evidence supports a direct zoonotic origin. As new evidence continues to emerge from scientific studies or other investigations, our understanding of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 will continue to evolve. Nevertheless, it is possible that its origin may never be known with certainty.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

The COVID-19 pandemic brought tremendous suffering to humanity. It is reasonable to want to hold an individual(s) accountable, and it may be unsatisfying to attribute such calamities to natural causes. We understand the anger that people feel because of losing or being separated from loved ones, homeschooling their children, and having their lives upended. We have lived that experience as well. Science was our best ally during the pandemic, working to understand virus replication, spread, and disease to produce life-saving vaccines, antivirals, rapid tests, and treatments. Science is also a key ally in addressing origin hypotheses. Given the currently available evidence, the two plausible possibilities for the origin of SARS-CoV-2 are not equally likely. Continuing to frame them as such does us all a disservice, dilutes our efforts, and misdirects resources—only serving to weaken our ability to respond to future pandemics.
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Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10117112/