Wen<p>Five years on, why the battle over Covid’s origins rages on</p><p>Was it a bat? The market? A lab leak? Tom Whipple examines why the pandemic continues to divide scientists and explains what it will take for the world to settle on definitive answers </p><p>Spoiler - we don't have any yet</p><p>It is satisfying to be able to read a journalist's take on a scientific (and human) issue that shows a depth and breadth of research.</p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.03.21-190811/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/covid-origins-bat-market-lab-leak-examined-hrjk9k78f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.03.21-19081</span><span class="invisible">1/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/covid-origins-bat-market-lab-leak-examined-hrjk9k78f</span></a> (archive)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Origins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Origins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ProperJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProperJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TomWhipple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomWhipple</span></a></p>