Two-year probe led by Republicans faults agencies for pandemic response, as Democrats on panel challenge final report’s findings on SARS-CoV-2’s origin

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    Take this report with the biggest grain of salt you can find.

    Key points:

    • The Republican-led Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic…
    • The committee’s 520-page report, released on 2 December, offers no new direct evidence of a lab leak
    • The Republicans’ report, led by committee chair Representative Brad Wenstrup (R–OH), extended far beyond the origin controversy:
      • The World Health Organization “caved” to the Chinese Communist Party and allowed it to conceal the severity of the pandemic.
      • Masking and vaccine mandates, school closures, and lockdowns were of questionable value, and U.S. public health officials put forth conflicting, opaque messaging on those issues and more
      • Operation Warp Speed, launched by then-President Donald Trump to develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time, was a success and a model for future pandemics. But the report also criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for pressuring its senior scientists to accelerate full approval of one of the vaccines.

    Edit: I just realized the parts I bolded can be combined into a fairly accurate summary:

    “The Republican-led Select Subcommitee offers no new direct evidence of a lab leak [and] extended far beyond the origin controversy”