Dr. Paul Offit

So Michael Warby, Chris Anderson, Eddie Holmes, and Marion Groupins, all the evolutionary biologists who really should be the ones testifying in front of Congress, not people who are head of the FBI or people who are surgeons at Hopkins to do that.

So Michael Warby, Chris Anderson, Eddie Holmes, and Marion Groupins, all the evolutionary biologists who really should be the ones testifying in front of Congress, not people who are head of the FBI or people who are surgeons at Hopkins to do that.

So Michael Warby, Chris Anderson, Eddie Holmes, and Marion Groupins, all the evolutionary biologists who really should be the ones testifying in front of Congress, not people who are head of the FBI or people who are surgeons at Hopkins to do that.

Right, so those kinds of wet markets have to be really much better supervised and tested. First of all, there's always animal to human spillover events. If you look, for example, in China, If you look in rural China where people are going to be exposed to bats, what percentage of them will have antibodies to bat viruses? About 2.5%, 1 in 40. So that happens all the time. It's not a rare event.

Right, so those kinds of wet markets have to be really much better supervised and tested. First of all, there's always animal to human spillover events. If you look, for example, in China, If you look in rural China where people are going to be exposed to bats, what percentage of them will have antibodies to bat viruses? About 2.5%, 1 in 40. So that happens all the time. It's not a rare event.

Right, so those kinds of wet markets have to be really much better supervised and tested. First of all, there's always animal to human spillover events. If you look, for example, in China, If you look in rural China where people are going to be exposed to bats, what percentage of them will have antibodies to bat viruses? About 2.5%, 1 in 40. So that happens all the time. It's not a rare event.

But if you look in urban areas where they're not exposed to bats, it's 0%. So know that. Know that these are where these viruses are coming from. And just be really careful about screening these animals when they come in and having them under hygienic conditions. And don't sell the illegal ones. What makes those animals illegal? No, there are certain protected animals.

But if you look in urban areas where they're not exposed to bats, it's 0%. So know that. Know that these are where these viruses are coming from. And just be really careful about screening these animals when they come in and having them under hygienic conditions. And don't sell the illegal ones. What makes those animals illegal? No, there are certain protected animals.

But if you look in urban areas where they're not exposed to bats, it's 0%. So know that. Know that these are where these viruses are coming from. And just be really careful about screening these animals when they come in and having them under hygienic conditions. And don't sell the illegal ones. What makes those animals illegal? No, there are certain protected animals.

Oh, so it's an endangered species, more than a virus issue. I'm not sure it's endangered. It's just that you're not allowed to sell them for whatever reason. Oh, interesting. And they sell them anyway. I mean, China was culpable here, I think. And also, you had to depend on a whistleblower to tell you that there was a virus that was circulating that was killing thousands of people? Really?

Oh, so it's an endangered species, more than a virus issue. I'm not sure it's endangered. It's just that you're not allowed to sell them for whatever reason. Oh, interesting. And they sell them anyway. I mean, China was culpable here, I think. And also, you had to depend on a whistleblower to tell you that there was a virus that was circulating that was killing thousands of people? Really?

Oh, so it's an endangered species, more than a virus issue. I'm not sure it's endangered. It's just that you're not allowed to sell them for whatever reason. Oh, interesting. And they sell them anyway. I mean, China was culpable here, I think. And also, you had to depend on a whistleblower to tell you that there was a virus that was circulating that was killing thousands of people? Really?

He ultimately died, this ophthalmologist. He's a hero, but shouldn't have had to come to them.

He ultimately died, this ophthalmologist. He's a hero, but shouldn't have had to come to them.

He ultimately died, this ophthalmologist. He's a hero, but shouldn't have had to come to them.

I think it's more than one thing, long COVID. I mean, I think there are clearly physiological explanations, you know, whether it's clotting or continued viral replication that explains to some extent. And I think there's a psychological component to long COVID. The same reason for that you have long flu.

I think it's more than one thing, long COVID. I mean, I think there are clearly physiological explanations, you know, whether it's clotting or continued viral replication that explains to some extent. And I think there's a psychological component to long COVID. The same reason for that you have long flu.

I think it's more than one thing, long COVID. I mean, I think there are clearly physiological explanations, you know, whether it's clotting or continued viral replication that explains to some extent. And I think there's a psychological component to long COVID. The same reason for that you have long flu.

For people who are hospitalized for any length of time with flu, also there can have longer term symptoms. I mean, I can say from the vaccine side that vaccines do decrease the risk of long COVID. There was one study in Italy that was probably the best study where they... And this is their definition of long COVID. But they looked at people who got COVID.

For people who are hospitalized for any length of time with flu, also there can have longer term symptoms. I mean, I can say from the vaccine side that vaccines do decrease the risk of long COVID. There was one study in Italy that was probably the best study where they... And this is their definition of long COVID. But they looked at people who got COVID.