if there is truth to this lab theory, it would be a massive cover up. this comes as cnn confirming a new report that found several researchers that china s wuhan lab became ill enough in 2019 that they saw hospital care. the details go beyond what the trump administration was saying. researchers became sick with symptoms consistent with both covid-19 and common seasonal illnesses. if it was covid, that would mean their infection happens weeks before china reported their first daicase on december 8th. the director of the wuhan lab calling it a q, quote, complet li li lie. even dr. fauci is not convinced. no, i am not convinced. we should investigate what went
it because somehow they had an institution that was vofred? involved? i think the white house was being more cautious but they never ruled out the lab theory. i am not confident we are going to get to the bottom of it. the strategy is to rely on the w.h.o. is the only mechanism that can gain access to china. michael and josh, thank you so much. outfront with me now is dr. sanjay gupta. you spoke to dr. read fidfield e told you of the origins of the virus. i am at the point of view that the most likely ideology of this pathogen and wuhan was from a laboratory. escaped. other people don t believe that and it is fine. it is not unursual f
report on this topic that quote, represents a partial and incomplete picture. it does not entirely make sense if the world does not find out the truth how this deadly pandemic began. is there is hope of preventing the next one. natasha bertran is live with us. you have been talking to your sources and learned that the biden administration is not ruling this theory out. they have been investigating this lab theory for well over a year now. this is something they have been trying to get to the bottom of. what we do know is they hone in on one major theory is it did occur naturally. it is important to know that does not rule out the lab leak theory. what we were told there is a
influence from china than others. that s been a growing concern and really it has politicized the entire field mission and the results. david, there in china and natasha, thank you. joining us now is the executive associate dean of emory university school of medicine. juliet kiems, if i can begin with you. there s been notable movement here from a theory dismissed early on and moouchb, by the way, in the medical community when you hear dr. fauci say we can t eliminate the lab theory but also now intelligence indicating that scientists became ill as early as november of 2019. how significant is that movement there? are we closer to determining that this whole story about the release of this was not so innocent. right. i think we re getting closer to at least having more data points
it is frustrating that we don t have the details and information. we are so far into this pandemic. so many people have died and yet there are still so many open questions and it is a guessing game. you get little pieces that comes out. i was taulking to a former trum administration, the prevailing theory was this lab theory that it was accidental coming out of the lab. they had a few reasons on it and just the way trying to behave on it and we are learning to the new intelligence. mike pompeo tripped down that he s long convinced the pandemic started in that lab. former president trump suggested that china unleashed the virus to the global economy. how is that is factored into this new intel in your view?