Origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic

SDSN and CSD hosted a series of three webinars in November and December 2022 to foster discussion and practical follow-up to the recommendations of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission final report, The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from COVID-19 (https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/covid19). These webinars are part of the mini course "The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic."

SDSN and CSD have invited leading scientists who are familiar with the evidence and the debate about the origins of the pandemic to provide insight into the recommendations of the Commission to investigate both natural and laboratory-related scenarios and biosafety regulations. The webinar will end with a discussion about practical next steps. A summary of the webinar is available here: https://www.unsdsn.org/a-summary-of-the-origins-of-the-pandemic-webinar.

Speakers:
Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs
Chair of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission; President, SDSN; University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Dr. Alina Chan
Broad Institute

Dr. Richard H. Ebright
Rutgers University

Ms. Emily Kopp
US Right to Know