1.0Brownstone Institutehttps://brownstone.orgJeffrey A. Tuckerhttps://brownstone.org/author/jeffrey-tucker/The Lab Leak: The Plots and Schemes of Jeremy Farrar, Anthony Fauci, and Francis Collins ⋆ Brownstone Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qBhNGh9Seq"><a href="https://brownstone.org/articles/the-lab-leak-the-plots-and-schemes-of-jeremy-farrar-anthony-fauci-and-francis-collins/">The Lab Leak: The Plots and Schemes of Jeremy Farrar, Anthony Fauci, and Francis Collins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://brownstone.org/articles/the-lab-leak-the-plots-and-schemes-of-jeremy-farrar-anthony-fauci-and-francis-collins/embed/#?secret=qBhNGh9Seq" width="600" height="338" title="“The Lab Leak: The Plots and Schemes of Jeremy Farrar, Anthony Fauci, and Francis Collins” — Brownstone Institute" data-secret="qBhNGh9Seq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://brownstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/shutterstock_1091121377.jpg20481200What strikes me most in retrospect concerning the idea of the lab leak is the following. During the most critical weeks leading up to the obvious spread of the virus all over the Northeast of the U.S.