Morning Jolt: The Wuhan-Lab Theory Is Not Far-Fetched. Just Look at China’s Reckless Rocket Program

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On the menu today: The Chinese space program is about as careful and safety-conscious as the Chinese viral-research program; a deep look at the mounting evidence pointing to a lab leak; and why other companies can't just rush out and make more doses of the Pfizer vaccine, even if the Biden administration suspends the patent.

What the Chinese Space Program Can Tell Us about the Wuhan Labs

Yes, as Michael Brendan Dougherty and everyone else says, you should set aside the 43 minutes or so and read Nicholas Wade's deep dive into the possibility that not only did COVID-19 originate from a laboratory in Wuhan, it may very well have been deliberately optimized to infect human beings through gain-of-function research — and that the U.S. government may well have financed some of that research.

Before we dive into the Wuhan laboratories again, notice this story in the New York Times this week: ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 07 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 07 2021 The Wuhan-Lab Theory Is Not Far-Fetched. Just Look at China's Reckless Rocket Program On the menu today: The Chinese space program is about as careful and safety-conscious as the Chinese viral-research program; a deep look at the mounting evidence pointing to a lab leak; and why other companies can't just rush out and make more doses of the Pfizer vaccine, even if the Biden administration suspends the patent. What the Chinese Space Program Can Tell Us about the Wuhan Labs Yes, as Michael Brendan Dougherty and everyone else says, you should set aside the 43 minutes or so and read Nicholas Wade's deep dive into the possibility that not only did COVID-19 originate from a laboratory in Wuhan, it may very well have been deliberately optimized to infect human beings through gain-of-function research — and that the U.S. government may well have financed some of that research. Before we dive into the Wuhan laboratories again, notice this story in the New York Times this week: ...   READ MORE

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