Fact check: New COVID-19 boosters were tested in just 8 mice? Should it matter?
Sep 12, 2022
https://www.cbs17.com/community/health/coronavirus/fact-check-were-new-covid-19-boosters-tested-in-just-8-mice-should-it-matter/
THE CLAIM: Multiple skeptics on social media have claimed the BA.5-specific booster may be unsafe because, before humans began receiving it, it was tested on only eight mice.
THE FACTS: The basic fact is actually true — the preliminary findings presented by Pfizer were based on tests in eight mice.
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Scientists make new Covid variant with 80% kill rate in mice
October 18, 2022
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/10/18/scientists-make-new-covid-variant-with-80-kill-rate-in-mice/
Boston University has created a new Covid-19 variant which resulted in an 80% kill rate in mice, according to a new research paper.
