Fauci calls for “an open mind” on theory that lab leak sparked coronavirus but sees no data to back it - The Boston Globe

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday “we must all keep an open mind to all possibilities” about the origins of the coronavirus, but noted that “we may never know.” Fauci’s comments, which kicked off The Boston Globe’s first Health and Biotech Week, came after news reports Sunday that the Energy Department has concluded that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic. The conclusion was made with “low confidence” prompted by undisclosed new evidence that officials...