上海交大赵大海教授接受央视专访：世卫组织新冠病毒溯源报告的新发现
上海交通大学国际与公共事务学院教授、博士生导师，上海交通大学-耶鲁大学卫生政策联合研究中心执行主任赵大海，自新冠肺炎疫情暴发以来，对于新冠疫情暴发、防控以及卫生政策第53次接受中央电视台专访，也是第85次接受央视、上视专访。2021年3月31日，赵大海在中央电视台英语频道的《今日亚洲》节目，就世界卫生组织发布的在中国的新冠病毒溯源报告，以及与该报告的相关话题第三次进行了解释和评论。现将有关访谈内容翻译并摘录如下。
主持人：世界卫生组织关于新冠病毒溯源报告基于了专家团队分析的大量数据和进行的系列实地调查。关于新冠病毒的溯源，该报告告诉了我们哪些新的东西？
赵大海：我认为世卫组织关于新冠病毒溯源的报告主要有两个重要的、有意义的新发现。首先，新冠病毒绝对不可能是来自实验室人为制造的。这个发现非常重要，将有助于制止那些对全球共同抗击新冠大流行产生重大负面影响的谣言。其次，新冠病毒在中国境外被发现的时间可能早于中国。这是一个科学判断。考虑到中国是第一个与世卫组织合作开展新冠病毒溯源调查的国家。我认为越来越多的国家，甚至世界各国都应该与世卫组织合作，在各国开展新冠病毒的溯源调查。总之，我认为世界卫生组织关于在中国的新冠病毒溯源报告是科学和有重要意义的。
主持人：如果科学不能很快发现新冠病毒的确切源头。这对人类应对未来的冠状病毒或其他传染病大流行意味着什么？
赵大海：第一，防范未来的传染病大流行是人类所需要解决的最重要问题之一。由于难以找到新冠病毒的源头，人类必须努力防止潜在的未来各类大流行的暴发。与此同时，潜在大流行的早期监测和早期确认是防范未来传染病大流行的最重要和最核心内容。第二，各国应共同建立起防范和应对未来潜在大流行的网络。如果所有国家都建立起一个共同的防范和应对网络，并具备了充分的早期监测和早期确认潜在大流行病的能力，人类将会有信心应对未来的传染病大流行。
供稿者：国务学院
日期：2021年4月2日
Dahai ZHAO’s Exclusive Interview with CGTN: WHO has provided key scientific findings from the Covid-19 origin-tracing
Dahai Zhao, a doctoral supervisor at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Executive Director of Shanghai Jiao Tong University-Yale University Joint Research Center for Health Policy, has been interviewed by CGYN for the 53st time (the 85st time by CGTN / ShanghaiTV) since the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 2, 2021, Zhao commented on the report of the origin by WHO and the related topics for the third time on “Today Asia” of CGTN.
Anchor: What the report tells us something new about the origin of COVID-19?
ZHAO: I believe the WHO report on the origin of COVID-19 has a couple of meaningful findings. First, the COVID-19 is unlikely from the lab. This finding is really important. It will help to stop the rumors which have a big negative effect on the fighting against the pandemic at the global level. Second, the virus was found outside China may be earlier than China. This is a scientific argument. Considering China is the first country which cooperated with WHO to conduct the investigation on the origin of COVID-19. More and more countries, even all countries in the world should cooperate with WHO to conduct the origin research on COVID-19. In total, I believe the WHO report on the origin of COVID-19 in China is scientific and meaningful.
Anchor: If science is unable to discover soon the exact origin of COVID-19. What does this mean for future pandemics?
ZHAO: First, preventing the future pandemic is one of the most important issue for human being. In terms of the difficulty of finding the origin of pandemic, human beings have to try to prevent the potential pandemic. Further, the early monitoring and confirming potential epidemic is the most import issue for preventing the future pandemics. Second, all countries should work together to build a common network for preventing and combating future pandemics. If all countries build a common network and have the full capacity of early monitoring and confirming the potential pandemic, human beings will have the confidence to deal with the future pandemics.
Contributor: SIPA, SJTU
Date: April 2, 2021