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Ah yes, great idea, take a vulnerable group and then use them to push a nationalist pseudoscience. Honestly, acupuncture has been shown to not work, it has no viable mechanism of action, and if there is any effect it is extremely small and unreliable. Obviously not upset about the post of the study, just the absolutely pointless waste of the study itself.
The folks over on TWiV have made this point many times. We have a known potential pathway for a natural origin with plenty of previous examples and no extra steps needed. The alternative is a whole bunch of extra steps without supporting evidence and is just a poor explanation for the data we have.
Is it possible to eliminate the lab leak? No, but the same is true of a teapot orbiting the sun.