Elite public opinion until recently deplored and even denounced the idea that the coronavirus might have come out of a Chinese laboratory, calling it a racist theory. It has since been revealed as the most likely origin of the pandemic.
Those who dismissed the lab leak theory have so damaged their credibility that they shouldn’t be surprised by the public skepticism they helped inspire — even the damaging skepticism slowing vaccination progress.
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