Prophet in Purgatory

December 1, 2021

(Science) – The move put EcoHealth—and Daszak—at the center of an incendiary debate about whether SARS-CoV-2 has a natural origin or is the result of a “lab leak” from the research EcoHealth had supported. Daszak’s emails, tweets, letters, journal articles, and media interviews have been scrutinized; he has received blistering criticism in Congress, on social media, and in major news outlets; he has been accused of conflicts of interest, a lack of transparency, being a China apologist, and conducting reckless experiments. He has received death threats, including a letter holding white powder resembling anthrax, and journalists have staked out his home to shoot photos and videos. Two high-profile commissions to study the pandemic’s origin have collapsed in part because he was a member. (Read More)