Exhibit 1074 ยท Journal correspondence
Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19 (Correspondence)
We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin.
Letter from 27 public health scientists supporting Chinese colleagues and condemning 'rumours and misinformation' about origins. States that scientists 'overwhelmingly conclude that this coronavirus originated in wildlife.' Declares no competing interests. The Lancet's editors published an addendum on 21 June 2021 (Lancet 397:2449-50) stating that some readers questioned the disclosure and that the editors had invited the authors to re-evaluate their competing interests.
- Source
- The Lancet (27 co-authors; Calisher et al.)
- Date
- February 2020 (The Lancet 2020;395:e42-e43; exact online date to confirm)
- Quoted from
- Letter, second paragraph
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7159294/
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Addendum text read at PMC8215723: 'The Lancet invited the 27 authors of the letter to re-evaluate their competing interests.' Report only the documents; no inference about any author's motives.