Dr Fauci now says he's 'not convinced' COVID developed naturally and calls for a full investigation into 'what went on in China'
Dr Anthony Fauci questioned the origins of COVID-19 at a May 11 PolitiFact event
Asked if he's 'still confident it developed naturally', Fauci said: 'No, actually'
'I think we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we continue to find out to the best of our ability what happened,' he said
Fauci's comments came after he clashed with Sen Rand Paul on the topic at a Senate hearing earlier this month
In front of the Senate Fauci said he could not rule out the possibility that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology
On Thursday the White House renewed calls for an 'independent, transparent investigation' into the origins of the virus
It followed a report from Republicans which found 'significant circumstantial evidence' of a lab leak
By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com and Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor Aboard Air Force One
Published: 13:37 EDT, 23 May 2021 | Updated: 15:02 EDT, 23 May 2021
Dr Anthony Fauci revealed he is 'not convinced' that COVID-19 developed naturally and called for an open investigation into its origins as China faces mounting pressure to provide transparency on the issue.
Fauci, the nation's leading expert in infectious diseases, explained his uncertainty during a PolitiFact event on May 11 entitled: United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking.
'There's a lot of cloudiness around the origins of COVID-19 still, so I wanted to ask, are you still confident that it developed naturally?' PolitiFact managing editor Katie Sanders asked Fauci.
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