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Biden Wants Answers About COVID-19's Origin — But Pressuring China Could Backfire

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By Will Stone,

Will Stone

Published June 21, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT

The Biden Administration has asked the World Health Organization to push China harder for answers about what started COVID-19. But some experts say increased public pressure on China may backfire.

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