Like IK said, the chances of the common cold virus mutating to include the HIV spike protein in a species that is incapable of gestating the HIV virus is vanishingly small.
Furthermore, when this thing started there were rumors of video footage of the virus being intentionally leaked at the nearby meat market via a dry ice block being unloaded and left at the air distribution unit for the market with the market being along the path between the main lab, and smaller lab this particular research was being conducted at.
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