But Alina Chan, a molecular biologist who has long argued the virus may have originated in the Wuhan lab, noted the public version of the report did not include the names of researchers who fell sick or other details mandated by Congress.
Some COVID-19 lab leak theories rejected by US intelligence report
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"At the time, it was scarier to be associated with Trump and to become a tool for racists, so people didn't want to publicly call for an investigation into lab origins," she said Wednesday.
Alina Chan: Wuhan lab leak downplayed because of fear of being 'associated with Trump'
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