Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, far-right forces have insisted, against all scientific evidence, that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China and deliberately unleashed on global society. This Big Lie and variants of it have since been promoted by broad layers of the political establishment and corporate media, undermining science and victimizing scientists, above all the noted zoologist Dr. Peter Daszak.
Only the World Socialist Web Site has continuously upheld the scientific truth that the pandemic began through a natural spillover event, most likely at the Huanan wild animal market in Wuhan. This pamphlet provides an overview of the principled stand taken by the WSWS, along with an extensive interview with Dr. Peter Daszak. It is essential reading for all those seeking to defend science and public health, now under relentless attack by the fascistic Trump administration.
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