U.S. eyes coronavirus modified in Wuhan
as possible 'backbone' behind pandemic
Posted By: Ribicon, 6/3/2021 11:50:28 AM
U.S. intelligence agencies have zeroed in on a bat coronavirus modified during experiments inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) as a possible “backbone” for the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, according to American government officials. The virus in question is called RaTG13 and was first mentioned in the State Department fact sheet on the Wuhan lab in January.(Snip) Steven C. Quay, a prominent virologist who took part in a State Department study of the virus, revealed in a scientific analysis made public in January that RaTG13 “is not a pristine biological entity but shows evidence of genetic manipulation in the laboratory.”
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Why is Doctor Fauci, who used US tax dollars to create what was released as covid-19, not in prison?