Claim: A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins, a scaly, cat-sized mammal. This doesn't mean the virus is dangerous to humans. The virus is related to the one that causes COVID-19 but did not descend from it, contrary to claims that it is a "mutant COVID-19 strain." Nor did scientists "craft" the virus.
Fact-check: Posts Misrepresent Mouse Study of Pangolin Virus - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins, a scaly, cat-sized mammal. this doesn't mean the virus is dangerous to humans. the virus is related to the one that causes covid-19 but did not descend from it, contrary to claims that it is a "mutant covid-19 strain." nor did scientists "craft" the virus.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Kate Yandell
Date published: 2024-02-02T22:57:51