origins theory. by the end of april 2020, the bio engineered weapon theory seemed to have been laid to rest. they put out this remarkable memo in which they agreed with the broad scientific consensus the virus was not man-made or ag genetically altered. what gives you a high degree of confidence this originated from the wuhan institute of vir virology? i can t tell you that. i m not allowed to tell you that. over the course of 2020, however, more and more revelations emerged related to the wuhan institute of virology. at least three staff members were sickened early on. they were so sick they had to go to the hospital. here in china, that s not necessarily unusual given there is no primary care system but to be hospitalized with an unknown respiratory illness, shows this virus was spreading perhaps even in 2019 in wuhan.