Three scientists at the National Center for Medical Intelligence concluded in the summer of 2021 that COVID-19 was likely manipulated in a biolaboratory.

However, this information was suppressed by the Pentagon and not included in White House briefings.

The virus had features suggesting it was engineered, and a Chinese military researcher applied for a COVID-19 vaccine patent shortly after the virus was sequenced.

The scientists were forbidden from sharing their findings with Congress or the FBI.