not surprising given that the EcoAlliance's NIH grant through which the money were channeled to Wuhan for this coronavirus research had "Human Subjects Involved" checked (p.13 at https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21055989-understandi...).

>the issue of a lab leak became politicized

politicizing the Covid origin issue was one of the most successful propaganda operations of our times which allowed to completely derail any real research of the issue. Not surprisingly given how US and China interests are aligned on it - kind of an example of successful cooperation :/.