Fact Check: Boston University COVID-19 Strain Killed 20% FEWER Mice Than Wild Strain -- '80% Kill Rate' Did NOT Refer To Humans
Fact Check
Does a Boston University (BU) study of a COVID-19 strain with an "80% lethality" have implications for humans? No, that's not true: The kill rate refers to mice used in the lab tests, and BU's manipulated virus was less lethal than existing wild viruses, which showed a kill rate of 100 percent. The experiment conducted at BU manipulated the SARS-CoV-2…