Challenges in Investigating COVID-19 Origins and Long-Term Effects

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The chapter explores the obstacles encountered by Chinese researchers looking into the origins of COVID-19, including governmental barriers. It also delves into the lasting impacts of long COVID and stresses the significance of uncovering the pandemic's source to avert future crises.

A chat with the deputy boss of Ukraine’s military intelligence reveals concerns about a dearth of weapons—but the struggle to get new recruits is also proving problematic. The Chinese Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps, including the scientist who first sequenced the covid-19 virus (11:24). And why the Japanese still buy so many CDs (17:14).

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