In parallel, it seems that Anthony Fauci and Ralph Baric (who shared the furin cleavage site insertion idea with Wuhan scientists) had a meeting in Feb 2020.

Did Baric tell Fauci about their plans to create novel SARS-like viruses with furin cleavage sites? pic.twitter.com/vVCFq9jXQT

— Alina Chan (@Ayjchan) March 5, 2023