On his way out, former CIA Director William Burns had called on the agency to take a stance on COVID-19’s origins instead of staying neutral, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak. The intelligence agency has said for years it couldn’t say with certainty where the pandemic originated from.

The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely" and notes in its statement that both scenarios – lab origin and ...

CIA says COVID-19 more likely to have come from lab than nature. By Erin Banco. January 27, 2025 4:31 PM UTC Updated January 27, 2025 Item 1 of 2 An epidemic-prevention worker in ...

The CIA has changed its assessment on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, now favoring the lab leak theory. But some worry this could be an indication of politicization.

News. CIA now says COVID-19 ‘more likely’ to have come from lab than nature The agency had for years said it could not conclude whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab incident or it ...