“First, this research is not gain-of-function research, meaning it did not amplify the Washington state SARS-COV-2 virus strain (original virus from 2020) or make it more dangerous,” BU said in a statement following online reports that the university called “false and inaccurate.”
The Omicron S-bearing virus robustly escapes vaccine-induced humoral immunity, mainly due to mutations in the receptor-binding motif (RBM), yet unlike naturally occurring Omicron, efficiently replicates in cell lines and primary-like distal lung cells. In K18-hACE2 mice, while Omicron causes mild, non-fatal infection, the Omicron S-carrying virus inflicts severe disease with a mortality rate of 80%.
You created a vaccine-resistant variant of the virus that retains 80% of the lethality. That's a gain of function, you fucks.
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You created a vaccine-resistant variant of the virus that retains 80% of the lethality. That's a gain of function, you fucks.
Yes, but they're using the Fauci definition of "gain-of-function" - specifically, "I don't want to go to jail"