What Next - He Saw the Coronavirus Coming
It was only a matter of time.
Slate News · Slate Podcasts
March 4, 202017m 22s
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Show Notes
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, started in China as a bat virus that eventually made contact with humans. Researchers say this leap between species was highly predictable – so why were communities and governments caught flat-footed? And what does the virus’s transmission from animals to humans say about how we interact with the greater ecosystem?
Guest: Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance.
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