#260: A Deep Dive into Covid-19 Origins, Lab Leak, and the Next Pandemic with Dr. Steven Quay

<p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://pendulumlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pendulum</a>.</p><br><p>We’re constantly learning more and more about COVID-19. How it interacts with our immune systems, risk factors, and hospitalization and death rates are all topics that are extensively covered in the news. </p><br><p>But the origin of COVID is something that is much less talked about. Why does this even matter? Understanding COVID’s origin story is key in helping us prevent a future pandemic.</p><br><p>Today on <em>The Dhru Purohit Podcast</em>, Dhru talks to Dr. Steven Quay to hear about his investigation into how COVID infected humans in the first place. </p><br><p>Dr. Steven Quay has 360+ published contributions to medicine and has been cited over 10,000 times, placing him in the top 1% of scientists worldwide. He holds 87 US patents and has invented seven FDA-approved pharmaceuticals which have helped over 80 million people. He is the author of the bestselling book on surviving the pandemic, S<em>tay Safe: A Physician's Guide to Survive Coronavirus</em>. He is the CEO of Atossa Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for oncology and infectious diseases.</p><br><p><strong>In this episode, we dive into:</strong>  </p><br><p>-The two competing hypotheses of COVID-19 (7:13)</p><p>-How SARS-CoV-1 began (12:23)</p><p>-Gain of opportunity vs. gain of function research (13:46)</p><p>-Dr. Quay’s research concluding that SARS-CoV-2 is laboratory-derived (17:19)</p><p>-International inquiry into the origins of this particular coronavirus (44:08)</p><p>-The implications if we don’t learn the lessons of the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 (55:03)</p><p>-Natural immunity vs. vaccinated immunity (1:11:17)</p><p>-Understanding the omicron variant (1:14:21)</p><br><p><strong>Also mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p> </p><p>-"<strong>A Bayesian analysis concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is not a natural zoonosis, but instead is laboratory-derived" </strong>- <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/4642956#.Yeo1SljMKBR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://zenodo.org/record/4642956#.Yeo1SljMKBR</a></p><p> </p><p>-<strong>Paris Group Letter</strong> - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/04/us/covid-origins-letter.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/04/us/covid-origins-letter.html</a></p><p> </p><p>-<strong>Did COVID-19 Leak From A Lab? A Reporter Investigates—And Finds Roadblocks </strong>- <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007539626/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-lab-a-reporter-investigates-and-finds-roadblocks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007539626/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-lab-a-reporter-investigates-and-finds-roadblocks</a></p><br><p>For more on Dr. Steven Quay, visit his website <a href="http://www.drquay.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.drquay.com</a>. Email him at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>, Check out his book, <em>Stay Safe: A Physician’s Guide to Survive Coronavirus</em> at <a href="https://drquay.com/survivalguide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drquay.com/survivalguide/</a>.</p><br><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://pendulumlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pendulum</a>.</p><br><p>Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to <a href="http://pendulumlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pendulumlife.com</a> and use code DHRU20.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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