Reverse Engineering the Origins of SARS-CoV-2

These documents present a high-stakes scientific debate regarding the true origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2026 report from the World Health Organization's SAGO committee argues that available evidence strongly suggests a zoonotic spillover from animals, likely centered at the Huanan Seafood Market. Conversely, researchers Jim Haslam and Jeffrey Sachs challenge this consensus, proposing that the virus was a man-made "bat vaccine" engineered through U.S.-funded research at the University of North Carolina and Rocky Mountain Laboratories. This alternative theory alleges that a synthetic chimera was sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where an accidental leak occurred during animal testing. The sources collectively highlight a deep divide between those favoring natural evolution and those pointing to genetic engineering and international laboratory networks. This conflict underscores the ongoing politicization of pandemic science and the urgent need for transparent access to classified laboratory records.

Jeffrey Taubenberger, who previously resurrected the 1918 flu virus, was appointed acting NIAID director by Jay Bhattacharya in April 2025. There was a $500 million reason behind the odd decision.

"The Daszak files he hid from Congress," examines evidence suggesting that a rejected 2018 DARPA Defuse grant proposal concerning bat coronaviruses was subsequently broken up and funded by Dr. Anthony Fauci's NIAID under two separate grants, despite testimony to the contrary from figures like Fauci and Peter Daszak. The article details how Daszak and Dr. Ralph Baric of UNC repurposed elements of the Defuse proposal, which included plans for engineering a furin cleavage site and working with viruses resembling SARS-CoV-2 (dubbed HKU3-Smix or HKU3r-CoV), into the NIAID grant applications. Furthermore, the source reviews hidden EcoHealth files accessed by the DRASTIC investigative group, which allegedly revealed internal communications showing coordination among Daszak, Baric, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology's (WIV) Shi Zhengli to bypass Gain-of-Function (GoF) concerns and advance risky coronavirus research, including the transfer of bat samples like RaTG13. This evidence implies that the Defuse research, deemed too ambitious and expensive by DARPA, was effectively financed by NIAID through these recycled proposals, making the creation of a SARS-CoV-2-like virus "molecularly possible."https://jimhaslam.substack.com/p/the-daszak-files-he-hid-from-congress

This podcast reveals a stunning claim about SARS-CoV-2. Drawing from leaked documents, we present evidence that the virus was an American-made recombinant bat vaccine, developed in US labs but tested in Wuhan, where it accidentally leaked. Explore how this alleged self-spreading, asymptomatic animal vaccine became a global pandemic – an "unintended consequence of good intentions". We delve into the alleged cover-up protecting US contractors at the Wuhan lab.

This podcast challenges the accepted narrative of SARS-CoV-2. Drawing from leaked documents, we explore the claim that SARS-CoV-2 was an American-made recombinant bat vaccine, developed in US labs (Chapel Hill, NC, and Hamilton, MT). The vaccine was then shipped to Wuhan, where it accidentally leaked during testing on Chinese bats. https://jimhaslam.substack.com/

A report entitled ‘The Most Plausible Origin of SARS-CoV-2’ was also shared with SAGO via email in late May 2025, summarizing a recent book by Haslam, which proposes a laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2 and incriminates specific individual scientists in the USA, Singapore, and China based on the DEFUSE proposal. https://jimhaslam.substack.com/