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Trump vs Xi Jinping vs Tedros: WHO Needs This During COVID-19?!
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Q: How did a mild-mannered Ethiopian microbiologist end up one of the most talked about people in the ongoing pandemic?
A: International politics.
This week, Steve and Soumi discuss how Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, found himself in @RealDonaldTrump’s political crosshairs, as well as:
What is the WHO?
What did they know about the coronavirus outbreak?
Are they covering up for China?
What does all the fighting over COVID-19's origins portend for the emergence and implementation of a vaccine?
We cover this and much, much more!
More reading:
1. https://www.cfr.org/event/virtual-meeting-who-and-state-global-health-governance2. https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2014/may/08/outbreaks-of-disease-and-war-polio-conflict-cold-war3. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-coronavirus-test/4. https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/19/vaccine-experts-say-moderna-didnt-produce-data-critical-to-assessing-covid-19-vaccine/5. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2020-05-14/international-order-didnt-fail-pandemic-alone
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