Difference between revisions of "SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated"
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The claim can appear in a context of full denial that SARS-COV-2 exists or a denial of the causal link between SARS-COV-2 and the respiratory symptoms that it is believed to be causing{{Cite web|url=https://needtoknow.news/2021/12/dr-andrew-kaufman-exposes-the-omicran-variant-scam-used-to-increases-covid-case-numbers/|title=Dr. Andrew Kaufman Exposes the ‘Omicran Variant’ Scam that Increases Covid Case Numbers|last=Kaufman|first=Andrew|date=December 27, 2021|publisher=Need To Know|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. Alternative theories as to the cause for the respiratory symptoms are generally provided in conjunction with those claims, such as [[5G radiation causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]], [[Poison causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]] or [[Regular flu causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]]{{Cite web|url=https://kundaliniandcelltowers.com/Dr-Andrew-Kaufman-and-the-Exosomes-Coronavirus-Truth-Weblyf-2020April.pdf|title=Dr. Andrew Kaufman and the Exosomes (Coronavirus Truth)|last=Herer|first=James|date=April, 2020|publisher=Weblyf Community|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. | The claim can appear in a context of full denial that SARS-COV-2 exists or a denial of the causal link between SARS-COV-2 and the respiratory symptoms that it is believed to be causing{{Cite web|url=https://needtoknow.news/2021/12/dr-andrew-kaufman-exposes-the-omicran-variant-scam-used-to-increases-covid-case-numbers/|title=Dr. Andrew Kaufman Exposes the ‘Omicran Variant’ Scam that Increases Covid Case Numbers|last=Kaufman|first=Andrew|date=December 27, 2021|publisher=Need To Know|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. Alternative theories as to the cause for the respiratory symptoms are generally provided in conjunction with those claims, such as [[5G radiation causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]], [[Poison causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]] or [[Regular flu causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms]]{{Cite web|url=https://kundaliniandcelltowers.com/Dr-Andrew-Kaufman-and-the-Exosomes-Coronavirus-Truth-Weblyf-2020April.pdf|title=Dr. Andrew Kaufman and the Exosomes (Coronavirus Truth)|last=Herer|first=James|date=April, 2020|publisher=Weblyf Community|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. | ||
The claim that '''SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated''' ignores multiple reports which indicate that SARS-COV-2 has indeed been isolated. For instance, a team has sampled the virus from patients and successfully led the virus to reproduce in Vero-CCL81 and Vero E6 cells in the laboratory{{Cite web|url=https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0516_article|title=Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States|last=Harcourt et al.|first=|date=June, 2020|publisher=Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 26, Number 6|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. A team in Korea has applied the same technique to isolate SARS-COV-2 and found a similar genetic sequence to that of other countries{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045880/|title=Identification of Coronavirus Isolated from a Patient in Korea with COVID-19|last=Kim et al.|first=|date=February, 2020|publisher=Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 11:3-7|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. Two teams in Canada have done the same{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/i-study-viruses-how-our-team-isolated-the-new-coronavirus-to-fight-the-global-pandemic-133675|title=I study viruses: How our team isolated the new coronavirus to fight the global pandemic|last=Mossman|first=Karen|date=March 25, 2020|publisher=The Conversation|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. | The claim that '''SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated''' ignores multiple reports which indicate that SARS-COV-2 has indeed been isolated. For instance, a team has sampled the virus from patients and successfully led the virus to reproduce in Vero-CCL81 and Vero E6 cells in the laboratory{{Cite web|url=https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0516_article|title=Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States|last=Harcourt et al.|first=|date=June, 2020|publisher=Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 26, Number 6|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. A team in Korea has applied the same technique to isolate SARS-COV-2 and found a similar genetic sequence to that of other countries{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045880/|title=Identification of Coronavirus Isolated from a Patient in Korea with COVID-19|last=Kim et al.|first=|date=February, 2020|publisher=Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 11:3-7|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. Two teams in Canada have done the same{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/i-study-viruses-how-our-team-isolated-the-new-coronavirus-to-fight-the-global-pandemic-133675|title=I study viruses: How our team isolated the new coronavirus to fight the global pandemic|last=Mossman|first=Karen|date=March 25, 2020|publisher=The Conversation|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. These reports will often not be mentioned at all by those claiming that '''SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated''', or can be dismissed wholecloth by the claim that '''SARS-COV-2 does not respect Koch's postulates'''. However, that claim relies on [[Fallacy:Capricious threshold setting|capricious threshold setting]] as it requires [[Definition:Isolation of an agent|defining isolation as absolute purification]], which is close to impossible. | ||
Finally, SARS-COV-2 has been imaged using electron microscopy{{Cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/novel-coronavirus-sarscov2-images|title=New Images of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Now Available|last=NIAID Media Team|first=|date=February 13, 2020|publisher=NIAID Now|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. | Finally, SARS-COV-2 has been imaged using electron microscopy{{Cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/novel-coronavirus-sarscov2-images|title=New Images of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Now Available|last=NIAID Media Team|first=|date=February 13, 2020|publisher=NIAID Now|access-date=January 19, 2022}}. |
Latest revision as of 01:36, 23 January 2022
SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated is a false claim made in debates around the existence of SARS-COV-2 as well as contestations of the legitimacy of public health interventions related to SARS-COV-2.
The claim can appear in a context of full denial that SARS-COV-2 exists or a denial of the causal link between SARS-COV-2 and the respiratory symptoms that it is believed to be causing[1]. Alternative theories as to the cause for the respiratory symptoms are generally provided in conjunction with those claims, such as 5G radiation causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms, Poison causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms or Regular flu causes SARS-COV-2 symptoms[2].
The claim that SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated ignores multiple reports which indicate that SARS-COV-2 has indeed been isolated. For instance, a team has sampled the virus from patients and successfully led the virus to reproduce in Vero-CCL81 and Vero E6 cells in the laboratory[3]. A team in Korea has applied the same technique to isolate SARS-COV-2 and found a similar genetic sequence to that of other countries[4]. Two teams in Canada have done the same[5]. These reports will often not be mentioned at all by those claiming that SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated, or can be dismissed wholecloth by the claim that SARS-COV-2 does not respect Koch's postulates. However, that claim relies on capricious threshold setting as it requires defining isolation as absolute purification, which is close to impossible.
Finally, SARS-COV-2 has been imaged using electron microscopy[6].
Statement of the claim | SARS-COV-2 has never been isolated |
Level of certainty | False |
Nature | Factual |
Counterclaim | SARS-COV-2 has been isolated |
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References
- ↑ Kaufman, Andrew (December 27, 2021) Dr. Andrew Kaufman Exposes the ‘Omicran Variant’ Scam that Increases Covid Case Numbers. Need To Know. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Herer, James (April, 2020) Dr. Andrew Kaufman and the Exosomes (Coronavirus Truth). Weblyf Community. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Harcourt et al., (June, 2020) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 26, Number 6. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Kim et al., (February, 2020) Identification of Coronavirus Isolated from a Patient in Korea with COVID-19. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 11:3-7. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Mossman, Karen (March 25, 2020) I study viruses: How our team isolated the new coronavirus to fight the global pandemic. The Conversation. Accessed on January 19, 2022.
- ↑ NIAID Media Team, (February 13, 2020) New Images of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Now Available. NIAID Now. Accessed on January 19, 2022.