The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19
FILE - A person is taken on a stretcher into the United Memorial Medical Center after going through testing for COVID-19 Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Houston. On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. WASHINGTON — — The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S.
Debate was brief and to the point: Americans have questions about how the deadly virus started and what can be done to prevent future outbreaks., citing"potential links" between the research that was done there and the outbreak of COVID-19. U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the virus.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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