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CHRIS WILLIAMSON encourages us all to go vegan for the sake of our health and that of the planet

THE UK branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta UK) reported that scientists believe contact with live animals or the flesh of slaughtered animals may be the source of the Covid-19 pandemic.  

The virus is similar to other coronaviruses, like severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) and all three are spread from animals to humans.  

These coronaviruses are believed to be “zoonotic diseases,” meaning they jump from animals to humans.  

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