Investigating COVID-19 Origins: Guideposts for the Next Congress

August 2022

Past Event

Investigating COVID-19 Origins: Guideposts for the Next Congress

Past Event

Online Only

August 04, 2022

Staff members work at Dian rapid mobile diagnostics laboratory for COVID-19 testing on January 27, 2022, in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by VCG via Getty Images)

August 2022

Past Event

Speakers:

Paul Thacker

Former Senate Investigator

Dr. Steven Quay

Physician and biotech entrepreneur

Justin Goodman

Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy, White Coat Waste Project

Moderator:

Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the investigation into the origins of the virus and its implications for biosecurity has barely begun. One million Americans have died, but the United States government is stonewalling Freedom of Information Act requests and dismissing written Congressional inquiries, while the Biden administration punts to an intelligence community, whose inconclusive response is insufficient.

Please join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion on what a congressionally mandated investigation should look like in 2023. The expert panel includes medical writer and former Senate investigator Paul Thacker, scientist, investor and COVID medical detective Dr. Steven Quay, White Coat Waste Director of Research Justin Goodman, and Hudson Adjunct Fellow Tom DiNanno, who led the State Department Arms Control effort into COVID-19 as a potential biological weapons-related release. Senior Fellow David Asher will moderate the event.

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