Republican report blames Wuhan lab for COVID-19

The transcript discusses a report suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic may have originated from a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, contradicting WHO findings. The report highlights unsafe research practices and symptoms among lab researchers in late 2019. It also addresses the natural origin theory, noting a lack of evidence for animal-to-human transmission. Experts like Alina Chan and Robert Gary provide differing views, with some supporting the lab leak theory and others pointing to wildlife markets as the source. Joel Wertheim argues against the lab theory, citing the unique structure of SARS-CoV-2.

What does Alina Chan say about the animal samples collected from the Huanan seafood market?

How does Joel Wertheim counter the argument that the virus was lab-manipulated?