Earlier this year, the World Health Organization sent an international team of experts to Wuhan, China to try to establish the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Their findings were just released in a report that is being highly scrutinized by the media.

Ben cuts through the misinformation and sloppy journalism surrounding the report as Dr. Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance, and the only US member of the WHO research team, rejoins Ben on the podcast to talk about why the most likely source of SARS-CoV-2 is natural transmission.

This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, a network of academic institutions, nonprofits, and innovative tech, biotech and pharmaceutical companies -- all committed to advancing global health equity and #innovation.

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The WHO report can be found here:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus/origins-of-the-virus

Listen to Peter's previous interview on the podcast:
https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com/podcast-1/covid-19-when-humans-wildlife-amp-climate-collide-s02-ep09

For more information:
https://www.who.int
https://www.ecohealthalliance.org
https://ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
https://www.cdc.gov
https://www.bayareaglobalhealth.org

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