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This episode is brought to you by Pendulum.\nWe\u2019re constantly learning more and more about COVID-19. How it interacts with our immune systems, risk factors, and hospitalization and death rates are all topics that are extensively covered in the news.\xa0\nBut the origin of COVID is something that is much less talked about. Why does this even matter? Understanding COVID\u2019s origin story is key in helping us prevent a future pandemic.\nToday on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Steven Quay to hear about his investigation into how COVID infected humans in the first place.\xa0\nDr. Steven Quay has 360+ published contributions to medicine and has been cited over 10,000 times, placing him in the top 1% of scientists worldwide. He holds 87 US patents and has invented seven FDA-approved pharmaceuticals which have helped over 80 million people.\xa0He is the author of the bestselling book on surviving the pandemic, Stay Safe: A Physician's Guide to Survive Coronavirus. He is the CEO of Atossa Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for oncology and infectious diseases.\nIn this episode, we dive into:\xa0\xa0\n-The two competing hypotheses of COVID-19 (7:13)\n-How SARS-CoV-1 began (12:23)\n-Gain of opportunity vs. gain of function research (13:46)\n-Dr. Quay\u2019s research concluding that SARS-CoV-2 is laboratory-derived (17:19)\n-International inquiry into the origins of this particular coronavirus (44:08)\n-The implications if we don\u2019t learn the lessons of the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 (55:03)\n-Natural immunity vs. vaccinated immunity (1:11:17)\n-Understanding the omicron variant (1:14:21)\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\n\xa0\n-"A Bayesian analysis concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is not a natural zoonosis, but instead is laboratory-derived" -\xa0https://zenodo.org/record/4642956#.Yeo1SljMKBR\n\xa0\n-Paris Group Letter - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/04/us/covid-origins-letter.html\n\xa0\n-Did COVID-19 Leak From A Lab? A Reporter Investigates\u2014And Finds Roadblocks - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007539626/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-lab-a-reporter-investigates-and-finds-roadblocks\nFor more on Dr. Steven Quay, visit his website www.drquay.com. Email him at steven@drquay.com, Check out his book, Stay Safe: A Physician\u2019s Guide to Survive Coronavirus at https://drquay.com/survivalguide/.\nThis episode is brought to you by Pendulum.\nPendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum\u2019s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices