Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

co-option of an intl institution?

How independent is the WHO in the first place?

Not enough to detect and warn against a deadly pandemic, sadly.

The findings were largely as expected and left many questions unanswered, but the report provided in-depth detail on the reasoning behind the team’s conclusions.

...which kind of makes me think that the report gives good reasons why there was no need for furether research into the lab leak theory.

Oh I don’t think the researchers didn’t do a good and thorough job. If they’ve discounted the theory, there’s likely legitimate reason for it.