White House: Still No Consensus On Origin Of COVID

Politico reports:

The U.S. government still has not reached a consensus on how the coronavirus pandemic started, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday — despite news reports that the Energy Department has concluded the virus most likely leaked from a lab in China.

“The intelligence community and the rest of the government is still looking at this,” Kirby said. “There’s not been a definitive conclusion, so it’s difficult for me to say — nor should I feel like I should have to defend press reporting about a possible preliminary indication here. What the president wants is facts.”

The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the department had reached a “low confidence” conclusion supporting the so-called lab leak theory.

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The U.S. government still hasn’t reached a consensus on how the Covid pandemic started, despite reports that the Energy Department has concluded the virus most likely leaked from a lab in China. https://t.co/IrY3RfcfLl pic.twitter.com/jidQ2enQ8H

— POLITICO (@politico) February 27, 2023

The investigation is a full government effort that isn’t led by one agency, said National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby

Other agencies have said evidence points to the virus arising naturally in China before being transmitted to humans.https://t.co/UzVZEA48n2

— POLITICO (@politico) February 27, 2023