The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top official ignited fresh debate on Wednesday by accusing Dr Anthony Fauci on the “Pod Force One” podcast of suppressing early scrutiny of COVID-19’s origins, calling the alleged effort a “massive cover-up” during the first months of the pandemic.
The claims, made by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, revive long-running questions about whether senior U.S. health officials sought to downplay or dismiss discussion of a possible Chinese lab-related origin of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020.
