The Central Intelligence Agency has officially changed its stance on how the covid-19 pandemic first began.
Newly enshrined CIA director John Ratcliffedeclassified and released the findingsof the assessment Saturday.
Furthermore, the agency has not ruled out the possibility that covid-19 may have emerged naturally.
John Ratcliffe speaking at a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025.© Andrew Harnik via Getty
China has fiercely rejected the CIAs findings.
The debate over where covid-19 truly came from has been raging for years.
China certainly hasnt done itself any favors in warding off suspicions about its role in the pandemic.
Its leadershiplimited informationabout covid-19 early on, silencing doctors who tried to warn others about the threat.
The CIAs new assessment began under the direction of former CIA director William Burns during the Biden administration.
animal transmission) camp.
It is in service of those goals this assessment was changed and is not a scientific change.
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