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Yes, we need a global coronavirus inquiry, but not for petty political point-scoring

  • Written by Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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The US government’s call for an international inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has a clear political motive: to shift the blame for its own failure to respond effectively to the epidemic within its own borders.

The finger-pointing by the Trump administration, and by US allies including Australia, has...

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