Morning Jolt: Covid Origin Destined to Be a Forever Secret

On the menu today: Remember the lab-leak theory? A few scientists argue that it is dead, with new studies contending that the global pandemic, which likely killed three to four times the official death-toll numbers must have started from someone catching the virus from an animal in a wet market. Other science writers say, "Not so fast," arguing that the lack of cooperation from China and incomplete data make it impossible to rule out any point of origin. But two and a half years after Covid arrived and turn our lives upside down, the U.S. and the world have grown disturbingly comfortable with not knowing the answers.

We’ve Grown Accustomed to Not Knowing the Origin of Covid-19

According to the official numbers, Covid-19 has killed more than 6.5 million people and infected 611 million people around the world. Those numbers are undercounts; the estimate at The Economist calculates that since the start of the pandemic, humanity collectively experienced between 15.8 and 26.2 million more deaths than it ordinarily ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 07 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 07 2022 Covid Origin Destined to Be a Forever Secret On the menu today: Remember the lab-leak theory? A few scientists argue that it is dead, with new studies contending that the global pandemic, which likely killed three to four times the official death-toll numbers must have started from someone catching the virus from an animal in a wet market. Other science writers say, "Not so fast," arguing that the lack of cooperation from China and incomplete data make it impossible to rule out any point of origin. But two and a half years after Covid arrived and turn our lives upside down, the U.S. and the world have grown disturbingly comfortable with not knowing the answers. We’ve Grown Accustomed to Not Knowing the Origin of Covid-19 According to the official numbers, Covid-19 has killed more than 6.5 million people and infected 611 million people around the world. Those numbers are undercounts; the estimate at The Economist calculates that since the start of the pandemic, humanity collectively experienced between 15.8 and 26.2 million more deaths than it ordinarily ...   READ MORE

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