The virologist commented on the WHO's call to prepare for a new pandemic.

Biologist and virologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Peter Chumakov criticized on Wednesday, March 2, the call of the World Health Organization (WHO) to prepare for a new pandemic.

Earlier, on April 1, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that a new pandemic could begin in the world tomorrow, RT reports.

According to the virologist, you should not listen to WHO. Chumakov added that this is a dying organization with its own political and financial agenda related to multinational pharmaceutical companies, whose interests it lobbies.

"This is complete nonsense about pandemics. There is no benefit in this message. My opinion is that you don't have to pay attention to this at all and you don't have to scare people in vain," he shared in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

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