#shorts On 2/27/2023, a reporter asked NSC Spox John Kirby, “To follow on the lab leak theory: Back in October 2021, it was also the case that there was no consensus from the intelligence community, you know, where COVID came from. Without revealing sensitive information, has the IC gathered new information, new intelligence, since then that might have led DOE to draw a different conclusion?

MR. KIRBY: We — again, without confirming the press reporting on the Department of Energy’s work here — and the context for them is that they run the National Labs, and the President wanted the National Labs involved. Again, a whole-of-government effort. The work is still ongoing … obviously, regardless of what — what the source is, it’s important for people to know that scientific research can still occur — needs to occur in a safe and secure manner.

John Kirby fielded questions from reporters in the White House press briefing room. Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked National Security Council spokesman Adm. John Kirb about the Wall Street Journal’s latest report on the origins of Covid-19. The US Energy Department came out and claimed that Covid was released from a lab. But no American entity has yet to claim that the release was intentional. “The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community have arrived at disparate judgments about the pandemic’s origin. The Energy Department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a Chinese laboratory. Four other agencies, along with a national intelligence panel, still judge that it was likely the result of a natural transmission, and two are undecided.” – the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/ZvPQ8sTt7EI
Q: no consensus Oct 21, new info led to different conclusion? A: whole-of-government effort. The work is still ongoing