Origins of SARS-CoV-2: window is closing for key scientific studies
Our group was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in October 2020. We have been the designated independent international members of a joint WHO China team tasked with understanding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Our report was published this March1. It was meant to be the first step in a process that has stalled. Here we summarize the scientific process so far, and call for action to fast-track the follow-up scientific work required to identify how COVID-19 emerged, which we set out in this article.
The window of opportunity for conducting this crucial inquiry is closing fast: any delay will render some of the studies biologically impossible. Understanding the origins of a devastating pandemic is a global priority, grounded in science.
via www.nature.com
There’s a song to be written about all the different animals that might have been the intermediate hosts, in addition to the bats, disgusting but cute, of course. I’m not good at that sort of thing, but I’m sure you can see what I mean. Maybe like that Irish Rovers song from the ’60s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bc9UwZsYs