Origins of SARS-CoV-2: Window is closing for key scientific studies

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Abstract

Our group was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in October 2020. We have been the designated independent international members of a joint WHO–China team tasked with understanding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Our report was published this March. It was meant to be the first step in a process that has stalled. Here we summarize the scientific process so far, and call for action to fast-track the follow-up scientific work required to identify how COVID-19 emerged, which we set out in this article.

Citation

Koopmans, M., Daszak, P., Dedkov, V.G., Dwyer, D.E., Farag, E., Fischer, T.K., Hayman, D.T.S., Leendertz, F., Maeda, K., Hung Nguyen-Viet and Watson, J. 2021. Origins of SARS-CoV-2: window is closing for key scientific studies. Nature 596(7873): 482–485.

Authors

  • Koopmans, M.
  • Daszak, P.
  • Dedkov, V.G.
  • Dwyer, D.E.
  • Farag, E.
  • Fischer, T.K.
  • Hayman, D.T.S.
  • Leendertz, F.
  • Maeda, K.
  • Hung Nguyen-Viet
  • Watson, J.

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