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Trump vs Xi Jinping vs Tedros: WHO Needs This During COVID-19?!

Episode Summary

Q: How did a mild-mannered Ethiopian microbiologist end up one of the most talked about people in the ongoing pandemic?A: International politics.This week, Steve and Soumi discuss how Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, found himself in @RealDonaldTrump’s political crosshairs, as well as:What is the WHO?What did they know about the coronavirus outbreak?Are they covering up for China?What does all the fighting over COVID-19's origins portend for the emergence and implementation of a vaccine?We cover this and much, much more!More reading:1. https://www.cfr.org/event/virtual-meeting-who-and-state-global-health-governance2. https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2014/may/08/outbreaks-of-disease-and-war-polio-conflict-cold-war3. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-coronavirus-test/4. https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/19/vaccine-experts-say-moderna-didnt-produce-data-critical-to-assessing-covid-19-vaccine/5. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2020-05-14/international-order-didnt-fail-pandemic-aloneAlso, visit and like us on all the social medias!https://www.facebook.com/theelucidators/https://twitter.com/The_Elucidatorshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwm7lk1nGQGBsIjjpVMeIA

Episode Notes

Q: How did a mild-mannered Ethiopian microbiologist end up one of the most talked about people in the ongoing pandemic?

A: International politics.

This week, Steve and Soumi discuss how Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, found himself in @RealDonaldTrump’s political crosshairs, as well as:

What is the WHO?

What did they know about the coronavirus outbreak?

Are they covering up for China?

What does all the fighting over COVID-19's origins portend for the emergence and implementation of a vaccine?

We cover this and much, much more!