NIH Director Dismisses Importance of Probing Covid Origins, Says Focus Must Be on Vaccines

MACCALLUM We all agree ░░░░░░░░ it s very important ░░░░░░░░ put Covid behind us ░░░░░░░░ and I talked about ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ But now more and ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ important that we drill ░░░░░░░░ because we don t ░░░░░░░░ this to happen again ░░░░░░░░ we have seen other ░░░░░░░░ that came from lab ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ something that wasn t ░░░░░░░░ discussed to the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this You know so ░░░░░░░░ think there are a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about the ░░░░░░░░ and why we weren ░░░░░░░░ asking tougher questions early ░░░░░░░░ from our medical professionals ░░░░░░░░ I I agree we ░░░░░░░░ to get to the ░░░░░░░░ of this but gosh ░░░░░░░░ and I just spent ░░░░░░░░ bunch of minutes here ░░░░░░░░ about an issue that ░░░░░░░░ need to get an ░░░░░░░░ to and meanwhile people ░░░░░░░░ still dying from Covid ░░░░░░░░ and we didn t ░░░░░░░░ talk about the ways ░░░░░░░░ get to an end ░░░░░░░░ this with vaccines So ░░░░░░░░ could we have a ░░░░░░░░ more of the focus ░░░░░░░░ how we re going ░░░░░░░░ save lives while we ░░░░░░░░ talking about how this ░░░░░░░░ started We need both ░░░░░░░░ those don t we ░░░░░░░░ We have put a ░░░░░░░░ of time into that ░░░░░░░░ I think the questions ░░░░░░░░ the origins of this ░░░░░░░░ not going away Dr ░░░░░░░░