The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while acknow

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

The Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort study is designed to give a real-time snapshot of which respiratory viruses are out there and how they are evolving and spreading.

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.

US Senator Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Saturday said he was “pleased the CIA concluded in the final days of the Biden administration that the lab-leak theory is the most plausible explanation” and commended Ratcliffe for declassifying the assessment.

The Central Intelligence Agency said the COVID-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a lab leak than a natural source, shifting its stance after previously saying both scenarios were

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said one of his first priorities was getting his agency to make a public assessment on the pandemic's origins. "That's a day-one thing for me," he said .

The Central Intelligence Agency switched its view to conclude that COVID-19 most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.

Stephens also highlighted the court’s Blake decision. In the landmark ruling in 2021, the state Supreme Court struck down Washington’s law criminalizing drug possession. As a result, convictions under the law could be vacated and legal fees could be refunded.

The CIA has revised its stance on the origins of Covid-19, stating the virus is 'more likely' to have leaked from a Chinese lab rather than originating from animals.

The CIA shifts its stance, suggesting a lab leak is more likely the cause of COVID-19 than natural origins. The reassessment has significant international implications.

The US spy agency has assessed that a 'research-related' source is more probable than the virus having originated in nature The US Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature,