At least four labs on two continents now have constructed non-natural, lab-generated viruses that retain the high immune escape of Omicron and acquire higher severity than Omicron and that, as such, are reasonably expected to increase transmission or pathogenicity in humans.
https://twitter.com/R_H_Ebright/status/1586084378794348544
1) Boston University
2) University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
3) US Food and Drug Administration
4) Imperial College-London
2) University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
3) US Food and Drug Administration
4) Imperial College-London
Because the research was strictly confirmatory, and because the research had no foreseeable practical applications, there were at best minimal benefits to research, and the risk-benefit ratio of the research was at best highly unfavorable.
This is insanity. Both In terms of the redundancy and waste. And, especially, in terms of the risk of triggering a new pandemic wave upon accidental release of the lab-generated viruses--a risk exacerbated by the fact the lab-generated viruses are present in multiple locations.
This should be a wake-up call.
If the world wishes to avoid new new pandemics caused by lab-generated pathogens, then it is urgently necessary to restrict high-risk, low-benefit research that creates enhanced potential pandemic pathogens and to implement effective national oversight with force of law."
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