In 2022, in a forested area of northern Thailand, virologist Meriadeg Le Gouil and biologist Pipat Soissok are collecting specimens and droppings from a colony of rhinolophids for analysis. They hope to learn whether these bats, which harbor viruses similar to SARS-CoV-2, were able to transmit the virus to an animal host, which in turn infected humans. The other hypothesis concerning the origin of Covid-19 is that of a laboratory escape. In 2021, after months of fruitless waiting, a delegation of WHO experts finally arrived in Wuhan, where the virus had spread from. They visited the now-closed former indoor market, where live animals were traded, and the Institute of Virology, although no laboratory safety specialists were among their members.
Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to U.S. federal funds has been halted over concerns from the Biden administration about the institute s failure to provide adequate documentation about their practices.
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Dr. Marty Makary, professor at Johns Hopkins, member of the National Academy of Medicine, and author of The Price We Pay - What Broke American Healthcare and How to Fix It joined guest host Harry Hurley to discuss the latest on the censorship surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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