"COVID-19 has resulted in the loss of..15 M lives worldwide..Financial losses are..in the tens of trillions globally, including at least $16 T for the US..Understanding the origins of the virus is essential to..pandemic preparedness in the future."
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"From the beginning of the crisis, when the information environment was undoubtedly contentious, divisive, and confusing, some editors and reporters of news organizations and scientific publications stifled debate on the origins of the virus."
"[S]cience writers at major news outlets promoted narratives..unsubstantiated by evidence; reporters failed to make even cursory attempts at surfacing..conflicts of interest of..sources. This served to hamper..policy discussions about how to mitigate against future pandemics"
"Our security and prosperity depend on rigorous scientific debate, research, and scholarship, as well as an intrepid and independent news media.,By prematurely dismissing or stigmatizing certain questions..scientists and journalists failed in their duty."
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