Why Expert Jamie Metzl Thinks COVID-19 Was Likely a Lab Leak | Amanpour and Company

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are calling for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, as President Biden asks the National Intelligence Committee to redouble its investigative efforts. Jamie Metzl is an adviser to the WHO’s committee on human genome editing and was among the first to argue the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Once widely dismissed, the theory is now gaining traction. To unpack it all, Metzl speaks with Hari Sreenivasan.

Originally aired on June 11, 2021.

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