If someone in your life believes a coronavirus patent proves the COVID-19 virus was made in a lab, this is the thread for you. I go over the various patents that have been brandished around by conspiracymongers. THREAD!
#COVID19 #Patent #COVIDー19
The Pirbright Institute patent: it’s actually for a virus called IBV, a type of coronavirus that causes bronchitis in birds. It’s not for SARS-CoV-2. (US10130701B2, EP3172319A1 and EP3172319B1.)
The University of North Carolina patent: it’s actually for a coronavirus that causes gastroenteritis in pigs. It’s not for SARS-CoV-2. (US7279327B2 and WO 02/086068 A2.)
The French patent: it’s actually for the human coronavirus that caused SARS in 2003. It’s not for SARS-CoV-2. (EP 1 694 829 B1.)
The Chiron Corp patent: it’s actually for the human coronavirus that caused SARS in 2003. It’s not for SARS-CoV-2. (US2006257852A1.)
The CDC patent: it’s actually for the human coronavirus that caused SARS in 2003. It’s not for SARS-CoV-2. It was to prevent others from monopolizing the field. (US7220852B1 and US7776521B1.)
BONUS - The Microsoft patent: it’s actually for a method to mine cryptocurrency using body activity. It’s not for adding microchips to vaccines. (WO 2020/060606 A1.)
You may be wondering why and how humans can patent viruses. I go over this and more in my full article for @McGillOSS: mcgill.ca/oss/article/co…
#FactCheck #FactsMatter
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