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Will it turn out that Covid-19 originated inside a research lab in Hubei?

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Will it turn out that Covid-19 originated inside a research lab in Hubei?

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Before January 1, 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that COVID-19 more likely than not originated in a laboratory?

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Before 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that China deliberately misreported COVID-19 infections?

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Before January 1, 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that COVID-19 more likely than not originated in a laboratory?

By 2025, will a majority of US Intelligence Community organizations support a lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 over a natural origin hypothesis?

Before 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that China deliberately misreported COVID-19 infections?

Before January 1, 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that COVID-19 more likely than not originated in a laboratory?

By 2025, will a majority of US Intelligence Community organizations support a lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 over a natural origin hypothesis?

Before 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that China deliberately misreported COVID-19 infections?

Before January 1, 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that COVID-19 more likely than not originated in a laboratory?

By 2025, will a majority of US Intelligence Community organizations support a lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 over a natural origin hypothesis?

Before 2025, will at least two public health agencies claim that China deliberately misreported COVID-19 infections?