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COVID Lab Leak? We Can’t Rule It Out, Says Top Chinese Virologist

SPEAKING OUT

Professor George Gao, who headed China’s CDC during the pandemic, contradicts the official party line from Beijing.

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
George F. Gao, head of China’s Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, attends a session at the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, March 20, 2021.
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Philippe Naughton

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