Morning Jolt: Why We Should Be Skeptical of the Latest Wet-Market Covid Theory

On the menu today: The dramatic headline in The Atlantic about "the strongest evidence yet" that an animal at the Huanan Seafood Market started the pandemic is not supported by what the data actually uncover; and even Donald Trump's most ardent critics think Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg is on legally shaky ground with his expected indictment of the former president.

That Raccoon Dog Won't Hunt

"The boss wants me to write about raccoon dogs" is not one of those sentences I ever expected to type.

Indisputably, the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, was a key location in the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. What we don't know, and what this new report revolving around raccoon-dog DNA does not clarify, is whether the virus entered that market through an animal or through a human being.

As the Associated Press mentions in the 14th paragraph ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 20 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 20 2023 Why We Should Be Skeptical of the Latest Wet-Market Covid Theory On the menu today: The dramatic headline in The Atlantic about "the strongest evidence yet" that an animal at the Huanan Seafood Market started the pandemic is not supported by what the data actually uncover; and even Donald Trump's most ardent critics think Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg is on legally shaky ground with his expected indictment of the former president. That Raccoon Dog Won't Hunt "The boss wants me to write about raccoon dogs" is not one of those sentences I ever expected to type. Indisputably, the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, was a key location in the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. What we don't know, and what this new report revolving around raccoon-dog DNA does not clarify, is whether the virus entered that market through an animal or through a human being. As the Associated Press mentions in the 14th paragraph ...   READ MORE

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