The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years. Now that the CIA has at last come to a conclusion, not all scientists are sold on what it has reported, seeing the results as thinly scientifically sourced.

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

Langley joins the FBI and Energy Department in agreeing that a lab leak is the most likely source of the pandemic.

China on Monday dismissed the possibility that the virus that caused COVID-19 leaked from a lab, after the CIA said it now favors the so-called lab leak theory over natural transmission. “It

It was unclear the extent to which the agency has collected new intelligence on COVID-19's origins and whether that new evidence was used to formulate the latest assessment.

The CIA says both a natural origin and a lab leak "remain plausible" as potential sources of covid-19, following a review of the pandemic's origins.

After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic. However, the agency admits it has "low confidence" in its conclusion and says both a natural origin and a research-related incident are still possible.

The origin of Covid-19 has always been a point of contention in the U.S., but the CIA recently claimed they now believe it came from a lab leak. In a statement on January 25, a spokesperson for the government organization shared the “CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a