Anthony Fauci: ‘Unlikely’ We’ll Ever Know Where Covid Came From

ANDERSEN I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the origins ░░░░░░░░ Covid There is this ░░░░░░░░ of long running debate ░░░░░░░░ between a sort of ░░░░░░░░ leak scenario and a ░░░░░░░░ scenario And you ve ░░░░░░░░ recently that you still ░░░░░░░░ a lab leak scenario ░░░░░░░░ is very unlikely but ░░░░░░░░ possible Fauci Absolutely ANDERSEN ░░░░░░░░ that and that we ░░░░░░░░ t know yet And ░░░░░░░░ have this sense that ░░░░░░░░ s a perception that ░░░░░░░░ the scientific establishment the ░░░░░░░░ has not been as ░░░░░░░░ of open and vigorous ░░░░░░░░ we might hope for ░░░░░░░░ question that is of ░░░░░░░░ public interest given how ░░░░░░░░ this pandemic has been ░░░░░░░░ that there s been ░░░░░░░░ a paternalist like impulse ░░░░░░░░ sort of like Hey ░░░░░░░░ the smart people think ░░░░░░░░ this you know and ░░░░░░░░ of accept the official ░░░░░░░░ Why do you think ░░░░░░░░ is Fauci Well there ░░░░░░░░ always a suspicion There ░░░░░░░░ always the issue of ░░░░░░░░ really nefarious has happened ░░░░░░░░ is understandable because that ░░░░░░░░ be a possibility And ░░░░░░░░ ll say it again ░░░░░░░░ the 50th time I ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ an open mind for ░░░░░░░░ possibility But an open ░░░░░░░░ and a possibility does ░░░░░░░░ equate with a probability ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ we need to look ░░░░░░░░ And if you look ░░░░░░░░ what scientists from all ░░░░░░░░ the world and the ░░░░░░░░ is that I I ░░░░░░░░ sort of have the ░░░░░░░░ on a string and ░░░░░░░░ m telling them what ░░░░░░░░ do Did you ever ░░░░░░░░ and figure out what ░░░░░░░░ German or a Swedish ░░░░░░░░ would tell me if ░░░░░░░░ told them what to ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s for public consumption ░░░░░░░░ they would tell Laughter ░░░░░░░░ they would tell me ░░░░░░░░ go They don t ░░░░░░░░ They have their own ░░░░░░░░ mind And the vast ░░░░░░░░ of those people feel ░░░░░░░░ you want to keep ░░░░░░░░ open mind that it ░░░░░░░░ have been anything that ░░░░░░░░ But the evidence that ░░░░░░░░ have been working on ░░░░░░░░ years strongly favors a ░░░░░░░░ occurrence Does that mean ░░░░░░░░ couldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ leak Absolutely I have ░░░░░░░░ totally open mind to ░░░░░░░░ But an open mind ░░░░░░░░ t mean there s ░░░░░░░░ probabilities of something happening ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ at what is the ░░░░░░░░ and what are the ░░░░░░░░ for one thing versus ░░░░░░░░ And when the data ░░░░░░░░ you something in the ░░░░░░░░ the certain direction you ░░░░░░░░ the data Will you ░░░░░░░░ be able to definitively ░░░░░░░░ something like that today ░░░░░░░░ Unlikely.”