Updates on CCP Virus: China Pushes Conspiracy Theories on Origin, Vaccines

Passengers wait in line to enter a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 25, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials that showed it was safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unfounded theory that the CCP virus could have emerged from a U.S. military lab.

As the ruling communist party faces mounting questions about China’s vaccines and renewed criticism of its early CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus response, it is hitting back by encouraging conspiracy theories that some experts say could cause harm.

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