![]() ![]() It doesn’t contain any new, bombshell revelations, but it’s a neat, accessible summary of the scattered bits of information that have been uncovered since the start of the pandemic. Viral is a deep dive into this issue from all angles, covering the basics of virology, the history and epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic, the response of scientific and governmental institutions, and various pieces of evidence for both hypotheses. The scientific consensus abruptly shifted from “definitely natural origin” to “both natural origin and lab origin are viable hypotheses that should be investigated.” ![]() Well-known, respected scientists began to voice the opinion that SARS-CoV-2 might have come from a lab, or that it’s at least a plausible hypothesis that deserves an investigation. Then, sometime around spring 2021 something changed. Any suggestion that it could have come from a lab was dismissed as a conspiracy theory. ![]() For about the first year of the pandemic, it was widely accepted that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, had a natural origin, meaning that it first spread to humans naturally from an animal (also called a zoonotic origin). In case you haven’t been following, there’s been a shift in the scientific consensus on this topic. Alina Chan and Matt Ridley’s Viral is a book about the investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]()
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