Sen. Rand Paul published excerpts from Anthony Fauci's January and February 2020 diary entries stating that genomic and epidemiological data indicated the first SARS-CoV-2 infection occurred in early December 2019 and was unconnected to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. The entries described the market as an amplifier rather than the source and noted Chinese officials' initial claims of no human-to-human transmission. A February 1, 2020 call involving scientists produced the Proximal Origin paper despite limited confidence among participants in natural emergence.