Fauci and Rand Paul clash over COVID-19 origins debate
By The BriefBrief
A Senate hearing renewed debate over whether SARS-CoV-2 spread from animals or leaked from a Chinese lab.
WHO:Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci
WHAT:Paul and Fauci faced off over competing theories for the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
WHEN:Jul 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Paul and the Trump administration argue the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, while Fauci supports an animal-to-human jump theory.
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